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Reuben Griffin describes the benefits of serving as a typist for General Robert Eichelberger who commanded the Eighth Army in the Pacific during World War II.

Reuben Griffin describes the difficulty of keeping up with enlisted men after his return to the United States.

Reuben Griffin recalls how he got a job with an insurance company, making $50 a week, the day after he returned home from war (LANGUAGE ADVISORY).

Reuben Griffin describes how he and his fellow officers occupied barracks formerly used by Japanese military personnel.

Reuben Griffin describes his ship's departure from San Francisco, when he and and his fellow soldiers believed they were destined for an invasion of mainland Japan.

Reuben Griffin describes the birth of his first child while he was completing his army training at Camp Blanding in Florida.

Reuben Griffin describes why he ultimately rejected the opportunity to become a paratrooper while training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia.

Reuben Griffin describes his basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Reuben Griffin explains why his wife joined him and took a job at a post exchange or PX, when he traveled to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for basic training in the U.S. Army.

Reuben Griffin describes how he was initially deferred from the draft because of his work as a farmer producing food to feed the troops.

Reuben Griffin describes how his parents took fresh produce from their farm to sell in Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s.

Reuben Griffin recalls how his family home was electrified, after President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 7037 creating the Rural Electrification Administration.

Reuben Griffin recalls how people paid bills at the only store in his hometown during the Depression.

Reuben Griffin describes his father's work in rural southwest Georgia in the 1930s.

Reuben Griffin recalls his parents' reasons for moving the family from Georgia to Florida in the 1920s.