Entrance into Service

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Jagers, Robert Quarantined During Training
Robert Jagers went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in...
Kelley, Archie Racism at the Naval Academy
Archie Kelley arrived at Annapolis [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland] and had to...
Bussel, Norman Radio School and Racism
Norman Bussel was drafted and sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on a train that was really old. He arrived at two or...
Eleser, Carey Radio Schools and Assignment to the Armed Guard
Carey Eleser enlisted in the Navy and went by train to San Diego, California for basic training. He arrived around ten...
Wood, Edward Radio Training in Hawaii
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]...
Brainard, William Radioman in the Air Force
William White Brainard was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1922. He grew up with one brother and two sisters. His...
Foster, Robert Rattlesnakes and Ranger School
Robert E. Foster's first assignment was at Camp Phillips in Kansas [Annotator's Note: in Salina, Kansas]. The 94th...
Bailey, Kenneth Reaction to Pearl Harbor
Kenneth H. Bailey was 20 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Constein, Carl Ready to Join
Carl Constein was born in August 1920 in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. He grew up with an older brother and an older sister...
Ready to Join the Fight
Marvin Martin was born in South Bend, Indiana in June 1926. He served in the military during World War 2 from December...
Murman, John Ready to Join the Navy
John Edmund Murman was born in March 1926 in Brooklyn, New York as an only child. His father served in the Marines...
Nesser, William Receiving His Draft Notice
The draft board sent William Nesser a notice to report. He disregarded it, because he had his time in [Annotator's Note...
Hagans, Benjamin Reflections
Benjamin Hagans did not talk to people about his wartime experience for a long time. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a...
Ehlers, Helen Reflections
Helen Ehlers started working before she joined the service. She went back to work for Western Electric after her...
Townsend, Joseph Reflections
Joseph Townsend joined the service because his aunt who was a Marine convinced him to join. He is military-oriented and...
Baumgarten, Aaron Reflections
It was patriotic duty that influenced Aaron Baumgarten to serve in World War 2 and, on a personal level, he felt he had...
Mabarac, Raymond Reflections
Among his many memorable experiences in the military, Raymond Mabarac counts his induction into the Air Corps at the...
Heany, Mary Reflections
Mary T. Heany is very proud to have served. She loves all the veterans. She fights for the treatment and care of the...
Dorsey, Mason Reflections
Mason Dorsey's most memorable experience of World War 2 is the day he got knocked out by a German Panzerfaust [...
Trauner, Walter Reflections
Walter Trauner remembers there was an artillery piece in the road during the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the...
Asher, Adolph Reflections
Adolph Edward Asher worked for United Fruit Company importing bananas [Annotator's Note: before the war]. He started...
Kennedy, Irvin F. Reflections
Irvin Kennedy was not affected by the war. He did not have a career when he got back. He went to work on a mail train...
Viera, Conrad Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...
Levee, Harris Reflections
Harris H. Levee's most memorable experience of World War 2 was climbing up and down the nuclear reactor [Annotator's...
Barnes, Alvin Reflections
Alvin Barnes was drafted into the military and was able to select the Navy as his service branch. He grew up during the...
Dunne, Edward Reflections
Edward Dunne's most memorable experience of the war is seeing dead people. It is bad, especially when it is a lot of...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Sara "Sally" Manning's life would have been completely different had she not volunteered for the Navy. It gave her the...
Luers, Harold Reflections and Final Thoughts
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944...
Kitts, James Reflections and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Albert Kitts what he thinks Americans think of World War 2 today.] He has...
George, Carroll Reflections on the War
The most memorable experience of World War 2 for Carroll George was the fountain of black crude oil in the crew's...
Gilmore, Selwyn Relatives Who Served
Selwyn Gilmore was drafted and was given a preference. He just missed being eligible for OCS [Annotator's Note: officer...
Inoshita, Masaji Reminiscing on Internment and the Internment Camp
Masaji Inoshita asked the man [Annotator's Note: the man who helped Inoshita's family when they were being interned]...
Mitchell, George Return to Active Duty
George Mitchell was in Escondido [Annotator's Note: Escondido, California] and received a letter from a General's [...
Martin, Robert Returning Home
Robert Martin was in the service from August [Annotator's Note: 14 August 1945] until the day before he was 21 years...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" Returning Home and Recalling Battle
Joseph L. Harrison was in Yokosuka [Annotator's Note: Yokosuka, Japan] in November [Annotator's Note: November 1945]....
Callender, Alvin Review of His Military Service
Alvin Callender went from second lieutenant to captain, and was appointed Operations Officer of the 308th Squadron [...

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