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Steve Mauger, The Cold War 1951-1953, Army Biographical questions
 * 1) To start off, where and when were you born?
 * 2) Did you have any siblings?
 * 3) What were you doing before you were in the military,in your childhood?
 * 4) How old were you when you received your draft notice?
 * 5) Did you know anyone that also was drafted?
 * 6) Were you able to choose what branch to be in? if so why army
 * 7) How was adapting to the military life?
 * 8) How long was your training?
 * 9) How was basic training? were they really rough on you?
 * 10) How long after your training was it before you had to leave home?
 * 11) What were you feeling when you left home for war?
 * 12) Where and when were you deployed?
 * 13) How did you get there?
 * 14) Out of curiosity, ever drive a hummer?
 * 15) What did Germany look like after world war two?
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What did you specifically have to do everyday?
 * 17) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you have much power over the other troops? as in in ranking
 * 18) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you make any new friends on duty?
 * 19) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you get r and r? How long was your R&R?
 * 20) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What did you do during your R&R?
 * 21) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you keep contact with friends and family? how?
 * 22) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Was it easier to keep contact during basic training or while deployed??
 * 23) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you have any items that you had from the war or any journals?
 * 24) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were you part of the airlift?
 * 25) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you ever have to see anyone go down in any sort of warfare?
 * 26) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you like being in the army?
 * 27) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What was your most memorable experience in the war?
 * 28) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When did you get to finally come home to see your family? do you remember the day?
 * 29) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were you home before or after the 43rd division changed to be the 5th?
 * 30) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How was your life after the war was over? did it impact how you lived in any way?
 * 31) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What was the biggest life lesson you learned from your entire military experience?

Biographical Narrative Steven J. Mauger was born on July 30, 1929 in Craimbrook Pennsylvania. He had seven brothers and three sisters. One of his brothers was enlisted in the in the Navy, and two others that were drafted. The rest of his brothers were also drafted except for one. Mr. Mauger graduated in 1948, and after that, he went to work in the coal mines. After two years of mining, Mr. Mauger was getting into a boring routine, so when he received his draft notice in the fifties, he decided he wanted out of the mines. He wanted to be in the army. Mr. Mauger was drafted into the army. Though he would have chosen the Navy, he was drafted into the army. One of the reliefs was that he knew some friends who would also be in the army. After he was drafted it was off to basic training, as anyone could imagine, the first month was all new. His training was in Camp Picket, Virginia, then afterwards it was in a place called tent city, D.C. All in all it was 9 plus weeks of training. Eventually, basic training was over with and the hardest part was over, so it was time to relax and enjoy the whole experience a little more. Mr. Mauger was eventually the rank of a corporal squad leader of the 43rd Division on the 169th Regiment. There wasn’t any time between training and when he was being shipped over to Germany. He rode the //Harriet General Tyler//. On the trip there, the ocean was terrible. It was like a bad ocean in a motion picture with the boat going up and down. Mr. Mauger was sick. Sea sick, and was throwing up for about three days. After those three days, he could finally eat breakfast. Coming home was the easier trip, with calm waters and he would never miss a meal. Mr. Mauger was shipped out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, and was sent off to Hamburg. However, the trip was not over quite yet. After we left Hamburg, we still had a long train ride ahead of us. Twelve hours later, we ended up in Munich. Munich was a German city, plagued by the pains of the holocaust. There, many had lost their lives, burned to death. When Mr. Mauger arrived in Germany it was pretty well cleaned up from WW II, well all except this one building that was still blown away but other than that it was all good. Everyday when he would wake up and have to do exercises and then would have to do basically anything he was told for it to go smoothly. If he didn't listen, he would get KP. If you get KP you have to do all the dirty work, like cleaning bathrooms and doing kitchen duty and peeling potatoes. He had gotten KP on the ship on his way over, but that was the only time. There were many events from Mr. Mauger’s service that stood out. One in particular, took place on a narrow, snowy road. They were all in the back of a truck, sitting with their riffles pointed straight up between their legs, resting under their chins. The driver drifted off to the edge of the road, and lost control. The truck suddenly flipped over on to its side, and they were all thrown around in the truck. Thankfully, though, no one was hurt too badly. After a year in Munich, Mr. Mauger was moved to Nuinburg. Nuinburg was where many of the holocaust trials were being held. But, for the most part, life was no different in Nuinburg. Eventually, He was promoted to the position of Squad Leader. As squad leader, he was to watch over his squad, and make sure that everyone was present, in uniform ect. While Mr. Mauger liked being in the army and all, his favorite times were when he got to kick back and relax on his R&R, or vacation time. About six of his friends and he would travel together by the best way to travel, train. Since the countries are so small it was like going to one state in USA. He got to go many places like Paris, Amsterdam, Switzerland, and other places in Germany. Mr. Mauger saw Paris in France, and saw the Eiffel Tower. He went skiing in Switzerland and Holland. They also went to a place called Garnish to go skiing and other leisure activities. It had a big lake and nice beautiful mountains. Whenever he would get a three day vacation pass he would go to Garnish, where he and his friends would play basketball and other various activities. Whenever they went to a different country they would have a 6 or 7 day pass. Overall, this was his favorite part of being in the service. As anyone could imagine, keeping contact with family and friends wasn’t the easiest thing to do over sea’s, but he did manage to send a few letters to some family. Mr. Mauger loved his job in the service, as it was rough at first, it became a really great thing. For the most part, life in the army was good. They were served three meals a day, and got plenty of vacation time. With that vacation time, Mr. Mauger saw many parts of Europe. After a year in Munich, Mr. Mauger was moved to Nuinburg. Nuinburg was where many of the holocaust trials were being held. But, for the most part, life was no different in Nuinburg. Eventually, He was promoted to the position of Squad Leader. As squad leader, he was to watch over his squad, and make sure that everyone was present, in uniform ect. Overall, Mr. Mauger’s time in the army was a positive, enriching experience. He made new friends, learned new lessons, and toured most of Europe. His service has influenced the rest of his life for the better.