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^[[Buckley Field 10 miles East of Denver, CO.
Basic training.]]

[[image - black & white photograph of group of shirtless men with rifles and helmets]]

[[image - black & white photograph of group of shirtless men with rifles and helmets, an arrow drawn on pointing to one man with the word "Me" written]]

[[preprinted]]
Pvt. William E. Jones, 35903979
Sect. H. Bks. C-503F1-99
Buckley Field, Colo.
[[/preprinted]]

^[[Except for me, all of these men went directly to aerial gunnery school to replace hundreds of gunners who were shot down. I and a little mouse were alone in the barracks!]]

^[[At this time after basic training, I didn't weigh enough to qualify for flight status. After too many days of K-P, I chose photography school at Lowry Field, SE corner of Denver, CO.]]

[[image - black & white photograph of a photography class]]
[[caption]]^[[I took this picture of a class just ahead of me. They are copying something with a vertical camera.]][[/caption]]

[[image - black & white photograph of William Jones in uniform]]
[[caption]]^[[Entered photography school. I looked like a 13 year old!]][[/caption]]

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[[caption]]^[[BJ]][[/caption]]

[[image - black & white photograph of private sleeping against post]]
[[caption]]^[[BJ]][[/caption]]

[[image - black & white photograph of man in uniform]]
[[caption]]^[[Harmon W. Carroll]][[/caption]]

[[image - black & white photograph of man with camera]]
[[caption]]^[[BJ]][[/caption]]

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