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Richard, Martin Becoming a Flight Engineer and Overseas Deployment
When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you...
Olson, Bud Becoming a Glider Infantryman
Bud Olson volunteered for overseas duty in October 1943. Sent to a replacement depot in England, Olson volunteered for...
Stern, Herbert Becoming a Gun Battery Commander
Herbert Stern arrived at his first duty assignment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina to discover he was the commander of...
Kawamoto, Yukio Becoming a Japanese Language Specialist
Yukio Kawamoto was born in Berkeley, California in November 1919. He was drafted into the Army from the University of...
Mero, Robert Becoming a Light Machine Gunner
When the ASTP [Annotator's Note: Army Specialized Training Program] was disbanded in March 1944, Robert Mero was sent...
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...
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...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Nummer, Richard Becoming a Marine
Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...
Killilea, Kenneth Becoming a Marine
Kenneth Killilea received his Marine Corps boot camp training at Parris Island. The moment he stepped off the bus upon...
Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...
Pugh, Thomas Becoming a Marine
Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...
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...
Villarrubia, Forrest Becoming a Marine
Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...
McKnight, Harry Becoming a Marine
Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...
Wheeler, James Becoming a Marine
James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...
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...
Famularo, Salvatore Becoming a Marine
Salvatore Famularo does not know why he picked the Marine Corps. He thought he was an athletic kid. He had street sense...
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...
Baul, Henry Becoming a Marine
Henry L Baul was born in December 1922 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His family moved to Florida when Baul was young. His...
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...
Whitman, Melvin Becoming a Marine
Melvin C. Whitman did his basic training in San Diego [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...
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...
Costa, Anthony Becoming a Marine
Anthony Costa was born in Concord, California in January 1920. At the time, Concord was a small farm town. His father...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph Becoming a Marine
Joseph Mittelsdorf thought the Marine Corps was intense. They taught everyone learn how to follow orders. The training...
Campisano, Frank Becoming a Marine
Thinking he would ship out the next day, Frank Campisano took the family car to be sworn into the Navy. But when he...
Lepore, Louis Becoming a Marine
Louis R. Lepore joined the Marine Corps in September 1942 and retired in May 1971 after 29 years of service. Lepore...
Mace, Sterling Becoming a Marine
Sterling Mace was born in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. He attended school there and played varsity...
Skaggs, Jack Becoming a Marine
Jack Skaggs joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 15 years old. He was in Headquarters Battery, 70th Field...
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...
Tidmore, Roberta Becoming a Marine
No one encouraged Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore to join the Marines. She chose the Marines because they did not have...
Kissam, Edward Becoming a Marine
[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam was in the US Merchant Marine aboard the SS Thomas Nelson Page. When he returned from...

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