Figure 1.-- The newspaper article here is a good summary of the experiences boys from towns all over America were going to have. The group of boys here were photographed in Shadyside, Ohio about 1930. They look to be working-class boys. It was published in the "Bellaire Times Leader", probably in 1944. All of the 10 boys pictured here served in World War II, 8 of them overseas. None of the boys here and their parents at the on set of the Depression could have visulized that they would be involved in a great national effort to essentially save the world.

Americans who had never traveled much beyond their immediate neigboirhood were all of the sudden involved in military operations in virtually every corner of the world. Suddenlt tiny isolated dots oin the map that few Americans had heard of assumed such importance that thousands of men died in the struggle for them. Something similar occurred in World War I when Americans were sent overseas, but hen it was mostly to France. In World War II, Americans were sent all over the world. Here there were consequences, both to Americans and the people they came in contact with in countless foreign countries. The newspaper article here is a good summary of the experiences boys from towns all over America were going to have. The group of boys here were photographed in Shadyside, Ohio about 1930. They look to be working-class boys. It was published in the Bellaire Times Leader, probably in 1944. All of the 10 boys pictured here served in World War II, 8 of them overseas. Listed are the names of the boys, their parents and where they were serving at the time of the article. It is a good example of the experiences of average Americans during the War. The two boys who didn't go overseas were Bob Copeland (on the trike) and Warren Hays, the boy wearing overalls at the right. The other boys were:
Boy Joy: Bob was the son of Mrs. Estel Joy. He was sent to Iran. Americans were there to ensure the delivery of Lend Lease supplies to the Soviet Union.
Richard Campbell: Was the son of Mr. Mrs. Allen Campbell. He was a naval petty oifficer who served in the north and South Atlantic.
Bob Copeland: Bob was an air cadet.
Warren Hays: Warren was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hayes. Warren was statined at Treasury Island near Los Angekes, Califoiria.
Eugene Joy: Eugne was Bob's brothers. He was a seargeant and fought in New Guinea, about as remote aplace as Americans had ever fought. Here the United States after preventing the Japanese from invading Australia, fought its way up in the New Guinea Coast as America prepared to liberate the Philippines.
Martin Chenoweth Jr.: Martin was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Chenoweth Sr. and he served in Italy, liberating the country from Mussolini and his Fascists.
John Webb: John was known as Jackie Yjomas. He flew 30 missions over occupied Europe and Germany, helping to pave the way for the liberation of Europe fro the NAZIs.
Rchard Davis: Richard known as Dick was the son of Mrs. Lella Davis and the late Robert Davis. He served in New Guinea.
Charles Myers: Charles was the son of Stella Meyers. He was aPFC and servibg in Italy.
Allen Campbell: Allen was presumably the brother of Richard. He was satined in Panama, presumably involved with operatuing the OPanama Canal, which was of great strategic impotance during the War.

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