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Oral History with Willis Martinson
(September, 2009)
Interview with Willis Martinson (8.17.08)
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0:00 Introduction
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0:26 Background
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2:48 Drafted
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6:33 Buckley Air Force Base
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7:18 North Platte Canteen
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8:18 Basic training
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9:54 Guard duty
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10:49 Getting shots!
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12:20 Getting classified
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14:48 Radio mechanic
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15:42 Side trip to Colorado
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16:57 Truax Field, Madison
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19:15 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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23:33 Baseball!
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24:15 Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
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25:32 Assignment
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26:16 Train ride experience
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27:24 New York City
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28:02 Shipped out on The George Washington
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29:32 Floating mine
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32:23 Chateau-Thierry, France
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35:06 Train from Chateau-Thierry to Frankfurt
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42:54 K Rations and C Rations
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44:11 Hanau, Germany - Headquarters
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44:32 Laundry ladies
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45:17 Job duties
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48:45 Shipping home on the U.S.S. Saint Albans
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53:36 From Camp Grant to Mount Horeb
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54:20 Rabbit hunting in Hanau
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