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Davis, William Military Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Military Trainer Aircraft, Letters and Flying Before the War
Geraldine Nyman only knows one girl from the second graduating class of WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service...
Creekmore, Thomas Military Training
Thomas Creekmore did what they told him [Annotator's Note: when Creekmore was drafted January 1943]. He told his wife...
Walker, Mort Military Training
Mort Walker was just getting going in college when he got his draft notice. Walker thought the Army was a great...
Fagerstrom, Stanley Military Training
Stanley Fagerstrom did not find boot camp to be bad. He made a lot of friendships. He felt they were being well-trained...
Weaver, Henry Military Training
Henry "Buck" Weaver was born in July 1920 in Blackview, South Carolina. His father worked for the telephone company and...
Alison, John R. Military Training
During his military training, John Alison was trained for reconnaissance, fighter and bomber operations. Being a...
Jaffe, Stanley Military Training
Dr. Stanley Jaffe's basic training at Camp Barkeley, Texas [Annotator's Note: in Abilene, Texas] was straightforward....
Bleuler, Jack Military Training
After completing basic training, Jack H. Bleuler was sent to Texas A...
Cornelia, Matthew Military Training
While recovering from an ear infection [Annotator's Note: in the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina], Matthew...
Russo, Alvin Military Training
Alvin Russo went through basic training near Baton Rouge [Annotator’s Note: Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. When he joined,...
Yancey, Spencer Military Training
Spencer Yancey kept up with the war overseas. When Pearl Harbor was bombed [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Asher, Adolph Military Training
Adolph Edward Asher's [Annotator's Note: with the 45th Infantry Division] ship was sunk by a U-boat [Annotator's Note:...
Bowie, James Military Training
James Bowie was stationed in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for boot camp. He lived in a tent in...
Chartier, Charles Military Training
Charles Chartier was sworn in in Detroit [Annotator’s Note: Detroit, Michigan]. He went to basic training at Fort Bragg...
Frazier, Glenn Military Training
Glenn Frazier met a large sergeant when he arrived in Camp Shelby. Some of the new recruits were destined for Hawaii....
Barton, Walter Military Training
At the age of 17, Walter Henry Barton dropped out of high school to join the Army. Since. He was called up three months...
Johnson, Kaare Military Training
Kaare Allan Johnson was drafted in the Army in March 1943. He was sent to Camp Upton, Long Island [Annotator's Note:...
Simon, Albert Military Training
Albert Simon went to school until to the seventh grade. He had to go to work on the farm in the third grade. He had to...
Scoppa, Carmen Military Training
[Annotator's Note: Carmen Scoppa is in a hospital and voices can be heard in the background throughout the interview...
Flores, Belisario Military Training
Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores read that the brunt of the manpower in World War 2 came from the high school classes of...
Ward, John Military Training
John F. Ward volunteered for service in December 1943 and took his basic training at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He...
Ballew, Thomas Military Training
Thomas Ballew briefly considered joining the Marine Corps but decided that he would wait to be called up. He was...
Hirsekorn, Fred Military Training
Fred Hirsekorn was drafted in early 1943. After induction at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he was sent to Camp Campbell,...
Mabarac, Raymond Military Training and Deployment
During basic training in Miami Beach [Annotator's Note: Miami Beach, Florida], Raymond Mabarac lived in a hotel for a...
Sylvest, Thomas Military Training and Deployment to Hawaii
Thomas Ard Sylvest enlisted in the Army Air Forces and began his training at Keesler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi. He...
Baxter, Lionel Military Training and Field Life
Lionel Baxter was trained to handle ammunition [Annotator's Note: as part of a gun crew in Battery A, 941st Field...
Walsh, Violet Military Training and Instruction
In January 1943, Violet Walsh, who had never traveled north of Ruston [Annotator's Note: Ruston, Louisiana] or ridden...
Fried, J. M. Military Training and Overseas
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. attended officer training school at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia]. The...
Haffner, Robert Military Training and Overseas Deployment
On 7 December 1941, Robert Haffner and a friend of his borrowed their fathers' cars and rode around Detroit celebrating...
Watson, Donald Military Training and Overseas Deployment
Donald G. Watson was sent to Camp Carson, Colorado during the winter and was assigned to the 71st Infantry Division....
Ito, Susumus Military Training and Overseas Deployment to Italy
Susumas Ito was sent to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Notes: Hattiesburg, Mississippi] as a motor sergeant for a cadre in...
Lehker, Roland Military Training and Service Stateside
After 16 months of school at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning [Annotator's Note: now...
Dietrick, Alfred Military Training and Studying Rommel
Alfred Dietrick was federalized [Annotator's Note: from the Texas Army National Guard to the 36th Infantry Division] on...
Bederson, Benjamin Military Training and the ASTP
Benjamin Bederson always knew he would be a scientist, but in 1942, he began his military career in the Army. He was 20...
Gemperline, Eugene Military Training and War's End
Eugene J. Gemperline reported to San Angelo, Texas [Annotator's Note: San Angelo Army Airfield] for bombardier training...

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