1. 'Too Young to Be Scared'.
- Author
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Petty, Bruce M.
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TEENAGERS , *AMERICAN military personnel , *WORLD War II , *COMBAT , *TWENTIETH century , *HISTORY - Abstract
The article discusses several U.S. teenagers who fabricated their ages in order to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War II including U.S. Navy enlistees Calvin Graham, B.L. Pettit, and Richard Johnson. According to the article, service in the U.S. Navy in era prior to and during World War II was seen as an accomplishment due to the economic hardships facing the U.S. during the Great Depression.
- Published
- 2015