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Jacobson, Martin Forming the Underwater Demolition Teams
Martin Jacobson underwent demolition training at Fort Pierce, Florida. He also learned sneak and peek, or surreptitious...
Hairston, Joseph Fort Huachuca
Joseph Hairston ended up at a camp 100 miles south of Tucson [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona...
Lovell, James Foundations for a Career with NASA
James Lovell had a girlfriend of seven years, whom he married just hours after graduating from Annapolis [Annotator's...
Bertz, Richard Foxholes and Hedgerows
Training was very good. Richard O. "Otto" Bertz had been an Eagle Scout [Annotator's Note: highest achievement in the...
Puissegur, Baptiste France, Holland and Belgium
Baptiste Puissegur reached Cherbourg, France and spent two or three months there. Additional training was provided to...
Wulf, Lawrence Frightening Adventure on Angar Island
Lawrence Wulf [Annotator's Note: a pilot with the 19th Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force] was...
Schilling, Ira From a Boy to a Marine
Ira Schilling was born in June 1924 in Saratoga, Texas. His parents separated when he was very young and he moved to...
Duffy, Donald From a Cleveland Boy to an Infantryman
Donald Louis Duffy was born in February 1924 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father worked in a factory until he...
Geist, Lloyd From an Aviation Cadet to a Flight Instructor
Due to a pilot shortage, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Trahan, Clifton From an Orphanage to a Troop Ship
Clifton Trahan was born in October 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was put in an orphanage at five years old. His...
Lesniewski, Joseph From Basic Training to Jump School
Joseph Lesniewski went into the US Army Air Forces and was sent to California. He was in ten different camps while...
Haines, George From Basic Training To New Guinea
George Haines had never been away from home before leaving for the Army in May 1943. Basic training was where he...
Amrod, Paul From Basic Training to Okinawa
Paul Amrod joined the Army because his siblings had set the example, and his love of country obliged him to do his part...
Abate, Sam From Being Inducted to Fighting in France
Sam V. Abate reported to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] to get a physical and to get sworn in [...
Kolesa, Thomas From Boot Camp to Hawaii
Thomas Kolesa and his wife were able to get a place to live in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] that...
Thomason, David From Boot Camp to Honolulu
David Thomason loved it [Annotator's Note: Navy boot camp] and worked hard. He went home on leave [Annotator's Note: an...
Hecht, Lester From Boot Camp to MAG-32 in Zamboanga
Lester Hecht went to boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina. He got in shape. It did not bother him. He was older...
Hibbard, Hershel From California to the Open Ocean
Hershel Hibbard was born in Rose Hill, Kansas in September 1925. His mother worked as a switchboard operator and his...
Colburn, George From Camp LeJeune to Camp Pendleton
George Colburn got a ten-day leave to go home after bootcamp. Two of his buddies were home at the same time. He then...
Walter, Robert From Camp Maxey to Krinkelt
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Keller, Richard From Camp Shelby to Fiji
Richard Keller had a good friend from Alabama who was a funny guy. He received different training than Keller had...
Courant, Hans From Camp Upton to Los Alamos
Hans Courant does not recall which year that happened [Annotator's Note: when he was drafted]. After reporting in he...
Wiswall, Frank From Cavalryman to Aviator
[Annotator’s Note: A woman interjects throughout this clip.] Frank A. Wiswall was born in September 1919 in Brooklyn,...
DeCarlo, Mario From Connecticut to Paris
Mario DeCarlo was born Stamford, Connecticut in 1925. Even though he grew up during the Great Depression, he had a...
Crump, Ralph From Deferment to Enlistment
In the beginning of 1943, Ralph Crump's draft status required that his boss write a letter every six months to the...
Leibold, William From Destroyer-Mine Layers to Submarines
Richard O'Kane [Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane] gave William Leibold a nice 35mm...
Leibold, William From Destroyers to Subs
Richard O'Kane gave William Leibold a nice 35mm camera. O’Kane snuck it in the trunk of Leibold's car one day during a...
Mayes, Davis From Early Life to Attack on Pearl Harbor
Davis Gordon Mayes was born in February 1919 in Pontotoc, Texas. During his service in World War 2, he served on the...
Stokes, Howard From Early Life to Tropical Life
Howard Warren Stokes was born in 1926 in Lodi, California and was an only child. His father supported his family during...
Parra, Pedro From Engineer Training to Kwajalein Atoll
[Annotator's Note: Pedro Parra was assigned to the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion in February 1943.] They did not...
Maresca, Frank W. From England to France
Frank Maresca went ashore on the Albert Dock in Liverpool. When they offloaded from the ship there was no one around....
Nussenbaum, Seymour From England to France
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum and his outfit [Annotator's...
Spaulding, Arthur From Enlistment to France
Arthur Spaulding decided to enlist in the Army because his brother was in the V-12 unit [Annotator's Note: V-12 US Navy...
Brien, Russel From Flight School to Italy
Russell Brien was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor but he does not know exactly where he was. He...
Foerster, David From Flight School to North Africa
David Foerster got his wings at Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida]. He went to...
Singlaub, John From France to China
John Singlaub completed his mission with the French resistance in France. His proposal for a mission to organize French...

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