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Army Air Corps vs. Navy V-12
Shortly after Pearl Harbor when I was in High School our class was approached
by two.groups looking to recruit us into their services. One was the Army Air Corps and the other was the Navy V-12. Both services took simiiar approaches. They never tried to tell us on how good their services would be for us or how much we would benefit if we joined them. Their appoaches were very simple and direct. "Your country needs you. Come fight with us". Both programs led to similiar goals. Flying. They didn't promise us a colllege education or government benefits. They promised us nothing but the chance to fight with them, defend our country and defeat a brutal enemy. It was more a "blood sweat and tears" approach than a glamourous come-on. I remember those days clearly. I went with the Army Air Corps. After the war at a reunion only two of use who went Air corp ever came home. The other guy flew B-17's. Those were no-nonsense days never to be forgotten. .. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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