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Hal Cohen Interviewer: Walisa Hunter Q: Age when you entered the service? A: I entered the war at age 23. Q: What part of the service? A: The part of the service that I entered was the Army Signal Core. Q: When? A: The date that I entered was September 9, 1941. Q: Were you in the infantry/ tanks/navy ships/airplanes? A: SI dealt with the communications. Q: Did you meet your wife/girlfriend before of after the war? A: I met my wife after the war. Q: How did you meet? A: I met her through a friend of a girl that I had dated. Q: Why did you enter the service? A: I was drafted into the service. Q: Feelings of patriotism/pride? A: I wanted to be apart of it. Q: How did family members feel when you were drafted? A: They were all frightened. Q: How much did you know about the war before you entered? A: I knew that there was a war going on in Europe. Q: Where did you receive your training? A: I received my training in Maken, Georgia and I trained for nine weeks until Pearl Harbor occurred. Q: What theatre did you serve in? A: I served in Rocco, Tunisia, Algeria, France, Sisley, Italy, Germany, and Austria. Then I was transferred to another signal core to operate radar. Q: For how long? A: I served for 34 months.