Did you volunteer to join the army in world war 2?

Answer 1

Even before Pearl Harbor, my mothers uncle, learned of England's entry into the war in 1939. He had an older friend who went to Canada and joined the RAF-Royal

Canadian Air Force. Their friend wanted his car, so Roy and another buddy drove it to Canada. While there, both joined the RCAF. Meanwhile, the U.S

entered the war. Roy's buddy stayed with the RCAF and became a decorated P-51 pilot. Roy dropped out of the RCAF, and came back to the states and enlisted in the Army Air Force. He was sent to England and became a decorated B-17 pilot.

My dad, was in his second year of college, when he and his buddies heard the news about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. All of them wanted to join the fight. We believe he heard about the Army Air Forces recruiting college students while at UCLA. He signed up at a recruiting station in L.A.

Due to the U.S.

not being prepared for war, he like others, had to wait three months before entering boot camp. Eventually he ended up at Santa Ana Army Airfield for induction into the Army Air Force. He wanted to become a pilot but "washed out" of pilot training. He eventually became a Navigator Instructor.

My uncles all did the same, but enlisted in the U.S.

Navy, in similar fashion.

Answer 2

In World War 2 the major countries took both volunteers and draftees. There were many volunteers, but men were also drafted to create the large armies necessary for such a large war.