were 18 yearswho of old new precisely what was going to happen to us. did try to volunteer for the air force but was turned down for being colorblind. it that timeded just to wait it out and get as much college as i could before being drafted. that is what i did. so, eventually, i was, in march, 1943, i was drafted in wyoming. sent to utah for basic training. and then after that, after wasc training, the army just starting their specialized training program. of so, i was taken out regular army units and sent to astp, the unit in what is now carnegie mellon. then carnegie tech in pittsburgh. and i was, i had the choice of going into four different areas. chemical engineering, electoral engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering. -- already taken most of the concentrated very heavily on chemistry and physics and mathematics in my undergraduate work. could learng -- i something and was electrical engineering, so i opted for that. so, eventually, that program, 944, the january of 1044 pressures for manpower were being felt in the army. so they d