Japan, Nagoya-shi, 35.1851045, 136.8998438United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Illinois, Scott Air Force Base, 38.543912, -89.847472145009United States, Mississippi, Harrison County, Keesler Air Force Base, 30.40718, -88.92539United States, Ohio, North Ridgeville, 41.3894905, -82.0190321Boone, Jack W.Amidon, Roger H., 1928-2006-04-05In this interview, Roger Amidon relates his experiences with the draft, becoming part of the United States Army Air Forces, and the occupation forces in Japan after World War II. He describes life as a communications mechanic, his mustering out, and what he did after his term of enlistment ended.Roger Amidon was in the U.S. Army Air Forces in occupied Japan after World War II.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterRadioteletypeDraft--United StatesV-mailEichelberger, Robert Lawrence, 1886-1961Hope, Bob, 1903-2003United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 5thAmerican LegionUnited States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944United States. Army Air Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.radio teletypeconscription, militaryJapan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952Oral history interview of Roger H. AmidonMovingImage