Ben+Grassi

Interview Questions

1. Where and when were you born?

2. Can you tell us about your childhood?

3. What were you doing before you joined the service?

4. Do you have any family members that were in the war, if so who?

5. Why did you decide to enlist in the Army?

6. Where did you enlist?

7. Where was your basic training?

8. Describe your basic training?

9. What were the early days of training like?

10. What was the most challenging part of your training?

11. Do you remember your instructors from either of your trainings?

12. Describe your specialized training?

13. What were you trained to do?

14. What was it like adapting to the military life?

15. How hard was it to earn your way through through the ranks to become a Sergeant 1st class?

16. Did you give any orders to other men as a sergeant 1st class, and if some what group of men did command?

17. Were you expecting to go to Europe at some point during your service?

18. How did you get to Fort Oglethorpe.

19. What was it like at Fort Oglethorpe?

20. Were there any other groups or cavalries that were stationed at Fort Oglethorpe while you were there?

21. What machines did you operate if you operated any of the them?

22. What was it like to be in the 16th Cavalry?

23. What was it like training with the Springfield 03 rifle?

24. What was it like training at Fort Shafter?

25. What did you do when you joined the infantry division?

26. What infantry division were you a part of when you were at Fort Shafter?

27. How did you get to Fort Shafter?

28. What was it like being out of the U.S.?

29. What did it feel like to know that you could go to war at anytime?

30. Did you have any friendships while you were in the military, if so who?

31. How did you stay in touch with your family during the war?

32. Where were you located when the war ended?

33. How did you return home when the war ended?

34. Did your wartime experiences affect your life in any way, and if so how?

35. How was it trying to readjust to the normal day life?

36. Did you stay in contact with the men you served with, and if so who?

37. What jobs did you do once the war was over?

38. What life lessons did you learn from serving in the military?

39. What were your most memorable experiences?

40. Did you have any off-duty goals, and if so what goals?

41. Were you awarded with any medals, and which medals mean the most to you?

42. Is there anything you'd like to say, or tell us about your service?