http://milmag.com/2009/11/experiences-of-a-young-seabee-in-wwii/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://milmag.com/2009/11/experiences-of-a-young-seabee-in-wwii/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Halloween Games » Blog Archive » Military Magazine | Experiences of a Young Seabee in Wwii Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:54:36 +0000 http://milmag.com/?p=1185#comment-7 [...] A month after turning 17, I left the Indian reservation in southern Arizona where I was raised and enlisted in the U.S. Navy . Because I was underage, my parents had to sign for me; they did and I entered boot camp in San Diego, California, in July 1943. … We had to cover our faces for a good two hours to keep the flying insects out of our noses and mouths. Being in an open boxcar didn’t help. Finally, we arrived in Algiers and again, the harbor was full of sunken ships. …Continued [...] [...] A month after turning 17, I left the Indian reservation in southern Arizona where I was raised and enlisted in the U.S. Navy . Because I was underage, my parents had to sign for me; they did and I entered boot camp in San Diego, California, in July 1943. … We had to cover our faces for a good two hours to keep the flying insects out of our noses and mouths. Being in an open boxcar didn’t help. Finally, we arrived in Algiers and again, the harbor was full of sunken ships. …Continued [...]

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