Wilson, W. W. (Bill), 9/24/2002
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W. W. Wilson (US Army, 1942-1946) graduated from the University of Buffalo prior to being drafted by the Army in June of 1942. Wilson took a position as a clerk typist for the Army dental clinic at Ft. Niagra until he was accepted for OCS in November of the same year. Wilson talks about his Transportation Corps positions, as an officer, at the reception centers in Los Angeles and the Presidio of Monterey, California. In the fall of 1944, Wilson moved to Camp Beale, California to begin refining the process of mass discharge. Wilson talks about how his job shifted from getting men to boot camp to getting men home. He was discharged in March of 1946, but remained in the Reserves until the Korean War broke out. OHP Control Number 1497
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