Wally's Index

 

FORT SHERIDAN -ILLINOIS

At a mid-point between Chicago and Milwaukee, a large sprawling

Army Camp, Ft. Sheridan, as well as the Great Lakes Naval Training

Center, are located.

When asked, "Where would you like to be discharged from?" , I chose

Ft. Sheridan ---in the general area that I planned to settle in.

The place was in utter chaos ---unable to handle the trainloads of

men arriving. I, along with thousands of others, were given 30-day

furloughs (this was the first furlough I was given in my 3-year Army

experience) with instructions to report back at a certain date.

After a lot of visiting the people I left behind, I returned for the

countless steps, converting me from a soldier to a civilian.

When leaving this Army facility , an insignia was sewn on to our

jackets, resembling a bird of some kind, and which we referred

to as the "mptured duck" .

The last order was then given to us as we left -"you must not wear

your Army uniform more then 30 days from today"!.