Pre-64...My Dad was a First Sergeant with the Coast Artillery and then transferred to the 28th Infantry Division. He served from 1941 through most of 1945. After the war ended in Europe, he was shipped back to the U.S. for redeployment to the pacific theatre, but before that happened, the Japanese surrendered and he was discharged. He joined the Army in early 1941 with the idea of serve your year and get out, but that year turned into almost five years.

Bill