Original letters of a World War II soldier provide a fascinating glimpse into his experiences while serving his country overseas

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JASONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to the National World War II Museum, on September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States' history. Those who were selected from the draft lottery were required to serve at least one year in the armed forces. Once the U.S. entered World War II, draft terms extended through the duration of the fighting. By the end of the war in 1945, 50 million men between 18 and 45 had registered for the draft and 10 million had been inducted in the military.

During his childhood, C.D. Griffith lived on his family's Indiana farm in the Eel River bottoms where he worked the land, hunted, and fished, never venturing further than 25 miles from home. But all of that changed during his senior year of high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. In March 1943, with a brief stop at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, 18-year-old C. D. headed on a train to Camp White in Medford, Oregon, with a final stop in Japan.

"My Senior Trip: 1943-1945 Camp White to Japan Letters Home" (published by Archway Publishing) is a collection of original, unedited letters penned to Griffith's family in which he details his experiences as a soldier serving his country in a faraway land. His letters contain vivid descriptions of what he learned in camp and witnessed in the Pacific while bravely battling the enemy as a member of the "Greatest Generation."

"My Senior Trip: 1943-1945 Camp White to Japan Letters Home" shares the original letters of a World War II soldier that provide a fascinating glimpse into his experiences while serving his country overseas. For more details about the book, please visit https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/829999-my-senior-trip

"My Senior Trip: 1943-1945 Camp White to Japan Letters Home"
By C.D. Griffith
Softcover | 8.25 x 11in | 160 pages | ISBN 9781665712828
E-Book | 160 pages | ISBN 9781665712835
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About the Author
C. D. Griffith was drafted during his senior year of high school in Coalmont, Indiana. He joined the army on March 2, 1943, one month prior to his high school graduation.

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