by Arthur William "Bill" Jasper | 01 Mar 2008 | Personal Accounts
In April 1943 I took a test for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). I was notified that I had passed and it was suggested that I run right down and join the Army Reserve, which I did in May. On my 18th birthday I received my orders for active duty. That...
by Mitch Kaidy | 03 Feb 2002 | Personal Accounts
Take down your service flag mother, Your son’s in the A.S.T.P. He’ll never get hit by a bullet While taking the square root of three Bantered playfully around college and university campuses across the nation during World War II, that ditty suddenly caught...