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Norman Ross enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1946 and served until 1949 in the 3500th Installation Squadron. He was a heavy equipment mechanic. He did his basic training…
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Date: January 1, 2007
Joseph Rogers enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and served until 1946 as a communications officer. He was stationed in Australia and New Guinea in General MacArthur’s headquarters. His job…
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Date: October 15, 2007
Dorothy Williams Rogers enlisted in the Women Marines in 1944 and served until 1946. After training at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, she was stationed in Washington, D. C. for the…
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Date: February 22, 2007
Gregory John Ramirez was inducted into the United States Army in 1943 and served until 1946. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, 6th Signal Battalion. He was stationed…
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Date: February 8, 2007
Evelyn Ramirez enlisted in the WAVE: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (U.S. Navy) in March 1944 and served until September 1945. She was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval…
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Date: November 5, 2007
Kenneth Luedke was inducted into the Army (Air Force) in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 440th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force – Around the World Unit. He received…
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Date: October 2, 2007
Carroll Loyd was inducted into the United States Army in 1945 and served until 1946 in Army Counterintelligence. He did basic training at Camp Roberts, California. Most of his training…
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Date: October 2, 2007
Philip Korthanke was inducted into the Navy in 1945 and served until 1946 on the USS Meriweather APA 203(amphibious personnel attack vessel. He did his basic training in San Diego…
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Date: July 13, 2007
Glen Korthanke was inducted into the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946. He went to boot camp in Farragut, Idaho, and aircraft mechanics school in Norman, Oklahoma. He also…
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Date: April 16, 2007
Don Koelliker was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 on the USS Clinton APA 144. This was an amphibious vessel that transported vehicles, boats, and troops…
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Date: April 14, 2007
William Joslin enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1947 on the USS Magoffin. He served on the USS Magoffin. It was an “attack transport” taking tanks across…
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Date: October 20, 2007
Harry Hershey enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 612th Bombardment Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. He became a B17 pilot and was stationed…
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Date: April 1, 2007
Sidney Hargis enlisted in the Army (Air Corps) in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 8th Air Force. He was trained in several places and graduated as a pilot…
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Date: October 14, 2007
Maurice Gilliland was inducted into the Army (Artillery) in 1942 and served until 1946 in the 89th Division. He was inducted at Fort Leavenworth and did his training at Fort…
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Date: November 10, 2007
C.M. (Bud) Geis was inducted into the United States Army in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 4th Infantry Division, 480th Tire Repair. Interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers on Nov…
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Date: April 27, 2007
Emmett Fryman was inducted into the United States Army April 25, 1945, and served until May 16, 1946, in the APO 343, 8th U. S. Army. He trained a number…
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Date: November 11, 2007
Roy Frazier enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 in the Armed Guard aboard the San Lucas and the Juliel Dumont. The Armed Guard was part of…
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Date: August 28, 2007
Rubin Finger enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and served until 1946 in the Boat Crew 15-1. He was born near Powhattan, Kansas on Juy 17, 1927. He grew up…
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Date: November 2, 2007
Leonard Clary enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and served until 1947. He served on the USS Banner; USS ElDorado; and the USS Bexar. He was born north of Troy,…
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Date: October 15, 2007
Lewis Carter enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1946. He was assigned to four different vessels: SSJulesburg, a tanker; USS Williamson, DD244, a destroyer; the Hamlin, a…
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Date: April 27, 2007
Dale Campbell was inducted into the United States Army in 1944 and served until 1946 in the 473rd Infantry Regiment and later the 88th Division. He trained at Camp Blanding,…
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Date: November 11, 2007
Lillian Bair (we don’t know her maiden name) enlisted in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (U.S. Navy)) in 1944 and served until 1945. When Lillian Bair graduated…
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Date: November 3, 2007
Alice Sudlow enlisted in the WAVE: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (U.S. Navy) in 1943 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers on Nov 3, 2007, Ash talked…
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Date: May 4, 2007
Harold Arnold enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 on the USS Kwajalein. Interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers on May 4, 2007, Arnold talked about military experiences in…
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A lithograph drawn by Augustus Koch showing Topeka, Kansas. Topeka was founded in 1857 along the banks of the Kansas River in present day Shawnee County.
