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Tagged with "1943-1945"

  • Architect. His experiences as a B-17 bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment into the Aviation Cadet Program, February, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center…
  • Her experiences as a member of the WAVES during World War II. Youth and education in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania; enrollment at Prowell’s Business School, York, Pennsylvania, 1940; Wrightsville during the Great Depression; effects of the Great…
  • Mechanical engineer. His experiences with the Corps of Engineers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war job experiences; enlistment in the Corps of Engineers Reserve, 1933; service with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona and…
  • His experiences as a flight engineer on a B-24 in the European Theater and his subsequent experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. His youth and education in Elkhart, Indiana; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program,…
  • Farmer. His experiences aboard the escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His rural background in West Texas; his decision to join the Navy, in 1943; boot camp and fireman’s school, San Diego, California, 1943;…