Chapter 17: You know it's no picnic
In Chapter 17, the focus returns to John Koski who receives another draft notice and is finally accepted into the Army.
1. We do not know the details of Johnny's second induction notice. All reports indicate that he was happy to be entering the military like his older brothers.
2. The details of training at Camp Croft are reconstructed from various sources.
3. Photo of James Winterbottom who trained with Company A of the 39th Regiment in the summer of 1942.
4. Panaramic photo of Camp Croft from a large photo in the Dan Oja collection.
5. Panaramic photo of a company of men from Camp Croft.
6. The quote at the end of the chapter is from a letter written by Eleanor Koski.
Media and Web links:
1. Figure 17-1 Video: Watch a video about the rude awakening at Boot Camp.
2. Figure 17-2 Web: Learn more about Camp Croft during WWII.
3. Figure 17-5 Web: The original letter from John to his sister Ann.
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