billy doyce
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U. S. Army. 2 years. 1955--1957. Last of the draftees. Country boy was married, wife expecting child, got letter to go to Little Rock to be examined for military service. Got on bus, go through line of Drs. get back on bus, unload in Camp Chaffee, Ark. 8 weeks, infrantry training, go home, then to Fort Hood, 8 weeks armored Inf. with tanks. Wife has baby, comes see me when she 3 weeks old. Finish training, get on train, unload in Ft. Lewis, Washington, get on ship with about 1200 more GIs. Stop at Yokohama, Japan, unload me and 5 others, the rest stay on ship and go to Korea. I am stationed at Hardy Barracks in downtown Tokyo, tdy with 8th Engs. working for United Nations. Stay there 16 months, then on ship back to states. Honorable discharge. Daughter is now 1 1/2 years old. I said all that to say this. Our late and great VP had 4 deferrements because every time he get letter his wife would be pregnant............Oh well..........Some do, some don't.
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