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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]] 26 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[image - black & white photograph of private in uniform]] [[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]] 27