Entrance into Service

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Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Overseas Deployment
Helen Gagel did not keep up with what was going overseas while on duty in the United States. One of her brothers was...
Carlson, Clarence Overseas Deployment and Bases in England
Clarence Carslon was sent to basic training in Tampa, Florida. From there he went to Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was...
Kirk, James Overseas Deployment and First Mission
James Read Kirk had never been out of the country before. He went to Bangor, Maine and practiced flying in formations....
Loring, Bud Overseas Deployment and Shot Down Over France
Bud Loring went from Santa Maria [Annotator's Note: Army Airfield, Santa Barbara County, California] to Colchester,...
Poliseno, Dominick Overseas Deployment and Training
In the summer of 1942, Dominick Frank Poliseno was inducted at Fort Niagara [Annotator's Note: near Youngstown, New...
Blouin, Joseph Overseas Deployment to England
Joseph Blouin went to basic training at the largest wooden hotel in the country [Annotator's Note: Belleview-Biltmore...
Hardy, George Overseas Deployment to Italy
George Hardy went on leave after graduation [Annotator's Note: from aviation cadet training at Tuskegee Army Air Field...
Schaller, Henry Overseas Deployment to Italy
Henry Schaller received his pilot's wings in 1944. After he graduated, he was a second lieutenant. He could not hear...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Overseas Deployment to Italy
[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was in aviation cadet training when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Bednarik, Chuck Overseas for Flight Missions
[Annotator’s Note: During this segment, interviewee asks a woman off camera questions. She sometimes comes into the...
Moose, Warren Overseas in Europe
Warren Sanford Moose was at the University of Oregon [Annotator's Note: in Eugene, Oregon] when Pearl Harbor was...
Comeaux, James Overseas on the USS Auburn
To avoid being drafted into the Army, James D. Comeaux volunteered for Naval service in June 1944, boarded a train, and...
Lesniewski, Joseph Overseas to 101st Airborne
Joseph Lesniewski had no problems with his first jumps. He told his sister that when he made the jumps, he would take a...
Ngai, Johnny Overseas to Africa
Johnny Ngai did his basic training in Macon, Georgia around February [Annotator's Note: February 1942]. He trained with...
Buckner, Jack Overseas to Africa
Jack Buckner was in Boise, Idaho when his aircrew was formed as part of the 347th Bombardment Squadron, 99th...
Sherman, Joyce Overseas to Africa
[Annotator's Note: Joyce Sherman completed Nurses training and enlisted in the Army on 1 June 1943.] It was wartime and...
Sturman, William Overseas to Australia
[Annotator's Note: William Sturman was assigned to USS Copahee (CVE-12) after Navy boot camp.] A CVE is an escort...
Rupp, Robert Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Overseas to England
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went to England by boat. They traveled all over missing the submarines. He went on the RMS...
Bass, Leon Overseas to England
Leon Bass left from Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] and crossed the Atlantic [Annotator's Note:...
Schafer, Leon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer went to Mobile, Alabama to board his assigned ship - the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST-502...
Squire, Vernon Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was drafted into the Army in December 1942.] Squire was given a week off and then went...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was trained as bombardier-navigator on the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. His crew...
Paul, John Overseas to England
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks bomber pilot John Paul how he managed his crew.] The military is not a...
Liberato, Louis Overseas to England
[Annotator’s Note: Louis Liberato went to Europe in January 1944.] They went over in a big convoy with the troops in...
Asbury, Richard Overseas to England
Richard Asbury graduated from Mariana, Florida [Annotator's Note: Marianna Army Airfield] and went to Hamilton Field,...
McGee, George Overseas to England and France
George Wesley McGee was sent to Tennessee for maneuvers [Annotator's Note: series of seven large scale training...
Wombacher, Delbert Overseas to Europe
Delbert Wombacher organized and trained the 922nd Ordnance Battalion [Annotator's Note: unable to identify] at Camp...
Ritter, Louise Overseas to Europe
Louise Post Ritter was in nursing school at the outbreak of World War 2. After working for a surgeon in Little Rock,...
Schraub, Jesse Overseas to Europe
Jesse Schraub was transferred to an infantry unit when the Army Specialized Training Program [Annotator's Note: Army...
Bauer, Wynn Overseas to Europe
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer went to Camp Blanding, now Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, in Clay County, Florida...
Arnold, Joel Overseas to Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is a beeping sound throughout the segment.] Joel Arnold worked at Reading Clothing making pea...
Sivak, Steve Overseas to Europe
In February 1942, Steve Sivak was in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] about to ship out to Europe. The...
King, William Overseas to Europe
[Annotator's Note: William King was trained to repair and maintain communications equipment at Camp Crowder, Missouri...
Light, Carl Overseas to France
Carl Light had not done much traveling before he went into the service. He adapted to military life really well and...
Goldstein, Elias Overseas to Germany
In 1946, Elliot Goldstein joined the Army and boarded a bus that took him to Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base...

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