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McCarthy, John Becoming a Sailor
Viani, Bruno Becoming a Soldier
Marcus, Bernard Officer and Counterintelligence Training
Inghram, Robert Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lauderdale, Dell Becoming an Army Military Policeman
Puissegur, Baptiste Becoming a Soldier
Lombardo, Samuel Becoming a Soldier and Officer
Ingram, George Early Life, Commission and Assignment
Wessen, Theodore Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Pirate (AM-275)
Scholle, Donald Becoming a Sailor and Joining the USS Spadefish (SS-411)
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Submariner
Tacket, Henry Becoming a Sailor
Tacket, Henry Assignment to the USS Heermann (DD-532)
Bowers, Roger Initial Training and Overseas Deployment
Dahlberg, Melvin Jump School, Maneuvers, Overseas Deployment and WACS
Braddock, William Becoming a Marine
Lewis, Burton Becoming a Soldier
Buchert, Cyril A. Becoming an Airman and Joining the Jolly Rogers
Laubner, William Becoming a Pilot
Smith, Louis Training and Deployment

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Tacket, Henry Assignment to the USS Heermann (DD-532)
Henry A. Tacket began training at Treasure Island in San Francisco for his assignment to a new destroyer. That was...
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...
Braddock, William Becoming a Marine
William Braddock was sworn into the Marine Corps in New Orleans, Louisiana. He thought he would fail the physical...
Laubner, William Becoming a Pilot
William Laubner went to Fort Dix, New Jersey after entering the Army. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky...
McCarthy, John Becoming a Sailor
John A. McCarthy was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His family moved to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. He was...
Tacket, Henry Becoming a Sailor
Henry A. Tacket was an amateur radio operator in his youth. His friends coaxed him into joining the Navy's V3 program...
Wessen, Theodore Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Pirate (AM-275)
Theodore Wessen had the support of his mother when he joined the Navy. There were two siblings still at home with her....
Scholle, Donald Becoming a Sailor and Joining the USS Spadefish (SS-411)
Donald Scholle went to boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island. It was enjoyable and not too tough an experience for him. He...
Lewis, Burton Becoming a Soldier
Burton Lewis attempted to join the Navy V-12 program [Annotator's Note: V-12 Navy College Training Program] for...
Puissegur, Baptiste Becoming a Soldier
Baptiste Puissegur saw a man at Camp Beauregard that he knew from home [Annotator's Note: Puissegur had grown up on a...
Viani, Bruno Becoming a Soldier
Bruno Viani was in the 102nd Medical Regiment, Company B, 27th Infantry Division prior to the start of the war. As part...
Lombardo, Samuel Becoming a Soldier and Officer
Samuel Lombardo joined the National Guard on 11 November 1939. He had a friend in the Guard who coaxed him into doing...
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Submariner
Mitchell Zimmer liked the idea of sailing on a smaller boat like a submarine. He was trained in New London, Connecticut...
Buchert, Cyril A. Becoming an Airman and Joining the Jolly Rogers
Cyril Buchert went into the Army Air Corps flight program but washed out. He was given the option to become a radio...
Lauderdale, Dell Becoming an Army Military Policeman
Dell Lauderdale went home after completing his service in the Marine Corps. After six months out of the military, he...
Ingram, George Early Life, Commission and Assignment
George Ingram was born in December 1918 in Mellow Valley, in Clay County, Alabama, one of the seven children of a...
Bowers, Roger Initial Training and Overseas Deployment
Roger Bowers entered the Army from Pennsylvania when he was 18 years old in 1943. He was sent to Ft. Indiantown Gap,...
Dahlberg, Melvin Jump School, Maneuvers, Overseas Deployment and WACS
Melvin Dahlberg went to paratrooper school in Georgia. It was very difficult training, running five to ten miles every...
Marcus, Bernard Officer and Counterintelligence Training
Bernard Marcus had to take a physical examination prior to setting off for Fort Knox. He did not know how he would...
Polito, Felix Returning Home and Later Life
Felix Polito returned to the United States after the Kiska campaign. He was sent to Burlington, Vermont and was given a...
Smith, Louis Training and Deployment
Boot camp for Louis Smith took place at Parris Island, South Carolina and he found it tough. They shaved his head to...