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WWII 32nd Station Hospital | WWII Africa to Caserta Italy
| Willard O. Havemeier WWII
My Military ID and a few of my friends
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Both sides of my ID while I was on
duty in N. Africa and in Italy.
This picture of me was taken in Tlemcen, Algeria, North Africa,
on August 16, 1943. I was very lucky to have obtained
the rank of E-4 so early in my career; I got good pay for
that time and spent it for good times.
This figurine was given to me by a
very dear friend, and I still treasure it today. It
brings back some of the good times we had under difficult
circumstances.
Cpl. Kenneth Robinson
who worked with us in the registrar's office. He had
a wonderful sense of humor. 2nd Lt Herman C. Needles, our
registrar and boss, took this picture without his knowing
it. He was a good worker and very dependable.
Notice we were using upright typewriters which is all we had.
We had to do a lot of typing and often times as many as five
carbons had to be made. We had no copy machines except
a mimeograph machine which required typing on a blue sheet
called a stencil. If you hit the keys too hard some
of the letters would be completely taken out; one had to have
just right touch.
Cpl. Steven Hair, a great southern boy from
Georgia. He worked with me in the registrar's office.
Steve was a very good worker, very dependable, and a good
friend of mine.
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