Word: enlistment
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York City a Congressional Medal for her work in Puerto Rico as an Army nurse 40 years ago during the Spanish-American War, recalled, "I tried to enlist, but was taken with an attack of mumps before I could...
Finnish Composer Jean Julius Christian Sibelius refused offers of haven all over Europe, said he would sit tight at his Ainola estate near Helsinki. Finnish Runner Paavo Nurmi taped the windows of his Helsinki sporting goods shop, went ofi to enlist as a chauffeur. Finnish Author Frans Eemil Sillanpda, his seven offspring at his heels, left for Stockholm to receive his Nobel Prize for literature. Unable to stand drinks en route, Author Sillanpaa excused himself: "It's a little awkward at the moment but I'll soon have some money...
Minister Guy La Chambre and Film Director Rene Clair. In 1916 Heriat gave up his studies to enlist, fought for 20 months. His first book, The Lamb, won the Renaudot Prize in 1931. The Spoiled Children, winner of the Goncourt, is his seventh...
Your article did mention the requirements to be met at enlistment and the fact that out of state men can enlist for the fundamental training. In regard to advancement, you presented a far too rosy picture of "grabbing off commissions...
...attempt to enlist with the Polish army also failed, Baker said, but other possibilities for reaching the front are joining up with the British or Czechoslovakian army...