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Roger Amidon recalls how his second stint in basic training, this time in Texas, helped him drop 70 pounds.

Roger Amidon describes how "everybody got sick" when his military transport ship traveled through a typhoon.

Roger Amidon recalls the duties assigned to him after his induction into the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Roger Amidon describes his training in the use of teletypes, machines used to send typed messages during and after World War II.

Roger Amidon recalls his first "shipping orders" (to Biloxi, Mississippi) after only three days in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Roger Amidon describes how his father was called up for military service in the U.S. Coast Guard after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

Roger Amidon describes how returning soldiers vied for work in the first years after the war.

Roger Amidon describes the benefits of working the night shift, "midnight to eight," while he was posted in Japan after the war.

Roger Amidon describes widespread destruction from American bombs in Nagoya, Japan, where his military unit was posted after the war.

Roger Amidon explains how serving in the military enabled him to fulfill a childhood dream of going to sea.

Roger Amidon describes how his father obtained a gas ration stamp, or "C" stamp, during World War II.

Roger Amidon describes the range of benefits available to returning soldiers through the G.I. Bill after World War II.

Roger Amidon says the best way to survive in the military is to "keep your mouth shut, and your ears open."

Roger Amidon describes how his military unit helped to restore telephone lines in postwar Japan.

Roger Amidon describes the desperate situation of many Japanese civilians after the war.

Roger Amidon describes his surprisingly swift departure from Japan when his period of service there was complete.