These eight Norwood boys who have recently signed up for Army careers pile into the familiar Recruiting Jeep in front of the Norwood Post Office for the trip to the induction center with Pfc. Frank Kalauskas (right).
The boys: Rear (left to right) Gerald Mahoney, Bertil Berglund, Herbert Holman, Pietro Carchcdi, John Morrissey. Front (left to right) Arthur Mitchell, Edward Mike, and Joe Conti (Surette Photo)
(All articles were originally published in the Norwood Messenger unless otherwise noted)
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