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Mitchell, George Basic Training to Vietnam
George Mitchell feels the training at Montford Point [Annotator's Note: Camp Montford Point, Jacksonville, North...
Atwood, Walter Basic Training to War's End
Walter Atwood worked for Boeing [Annotator's Note: The Boeing Company] for a couple of years and got deferments [...
Vandervort, Jack Basic Training Twice
Jack Vandervort was sent to basic training again. [Annotator's Note: Lawton discusses the reasons in the clip titled "...
Sibley, Allen Basic Training, Guam, and War's End
Allen Ray Sibley was drafted into the Army [Annotator's Note: on 24 February 1944]. They put him on a Greyhound bus to...
Alter, Joseph Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Alter first used his personal weapon on a patrol. He was a reconnaissance officer for his battalion [Annotator's...
Peer, Wayne Battle of the Bulge and Assault into Germany
Wayne Peer and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Becoming a Boat Officer
Samuel Goss had no idea that he would become a boat officer. Before he graduated as an ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest...
McLaurine, Luke Becoming a Bombardier
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was called up in February 1943 and sent to Miami [Annotator's Note: Miami, Florida] for...
Rolfson, Jack Becoming a Bomber Pilot
Jack Rolfson born in September 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in the city, went to school, and would ride his bike...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Becoming a Coast Guardsman
Abraham Rosenzweig joined the US Coast Guard in October [Annotator’s Note: of 1942] and left in January 1943. His...
Cresswell, Robert Becoming a Combat Engineer
Robert Nichols Cresswell was an original member of the 291st [Annotator’s Note: 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] when...
Levy, Stanley Becoming a Cryptographer
On 7 December 1941, Stanley "Stan" Levy was sitting on the floor of the family home reading the newspaper and listening...
Cart, William "Bill" Becoming a Dive-Bomber Pilot
[Annotator's Note: William Cart graduated flight training then was sent to Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar, in San...
Inghram, Robert Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Robert Inghram graduated from flying school. He and two other graduates were selected to go to fighter training school...
Guillory, Lloyd Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lloyd Guillory and the other new pilots were told that they would initially train in P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P...
Ricks, Howard Becoming a Marine
Howard Ricks was drafted but took the option offered to him to join the United States Marine Corps. He chose the...
Winestone, Ted Becoming a Marine
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish-Jewish refugee] did not talk much about his war experience with his new peers...
Bowsher, Walter Becoming a Marine
Walter Bowsher joined the Marines and went to boot camp in San Diego. He attended sea school there and then was...
Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...
Gwin, Norris Becoming a Marine
Norris Gwin went to Parris Island, South Carolina for boot camp. He soon learned that training was not easy. The day...
Smith, Carrol Becoming a Marine
Carrol Smith served in the Marine Corps in 1943 and 1944. He was deployed overseas in short order. The bombs were...
Borne, Edwin Becoming a Marine
At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...
Culp, Oscar Becoming a Marine
Oscar Culp was born in May 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a young African-American, he saw some of the biases...
Franklin, Ralph Becoming a Marine
Ralph C. Franklin did not pass his first physical for the Marine Corps because he was underweight. He ate bananas and...
Hall, William Becoming a Marine
Despite his father's initial objection, William Hall was excited to be activated as a Marine. Hall was sent to San...
Lemme, Thomas Becoming a Marine
Thomas Joseph Lemme teamed up with a fellow named John Prentice Brown [Annotator's Note: Lemme was drafted into the...
Landry, Marian Becoming a Marine
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry first went to the Marine recruiter to merely find out what was involved with becoming...
Lucas, Jack Becoming a Marine
Jacklyn Lucas's uncle had been a Marine. He finished his eighth grade of school in June 1942. He overwhelmed his mother...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Becoming a Marine
Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...
Braddock, William Becoming a Marine
William Braddock was sworn into the Marine Corps in New Orleans, Louisiana. He thought he would fail the physical...
Marolda, Theodore Becoming a Marine
Theodore Marolda enlisted for four years in the Marine Corps. He went to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps...
Ross, George Becoming a Marine
In boot camp, George Vincent Ross was initially treated as a low-life by the DI [Annotator's Note: drill instructor]....
Goble, Joseph Becoming a Marine
Joseph Goble was part of a contingent of Marine enlistees from Raleigh, North Carolina. He did 12 weeks of boot camp...
Johnson, John Becoming a Marine and Deployment to Wake Island
John S. Johnson completed United States Marine Corps training and became an infantryman. He had military training prior...
Banyas, Martin Becoming a Marine and First Combat
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with Martin Banyas mid-sentence talking about being drafted.] Banyas learned...
Heath, David Becoming a Marine and Pearl Harbor
In 1940, David Heath graduated high school and went to work on a farm. Later that year, he joined the Marines [...

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