There are so many memories of those years. The University Ave. trolley
ran up 238th St. on its trip to 181st. St. It was the line which passed the
Bronx City draft boars offices at Trememnt Ave. At 6:00 am a special
trolley would stand at 238th and Broadway loading up with the dates
conscripts, the latest men drafted. Not all wanted to go. Every once in a
while there would be a ruckus , someone who decided he wasn¹t going and
they had to go get him. I remember Bill Sweeny from across the street
hid under his bed, but they went into his apartment dragged him out and
off he went to war. He later was wounded at Iwo and received a Bronze
star.

Once or twice a week we had air raid drills. The sirens would go off and
everyone had to black out their houses. I remember there was a deaf
woman who couldn't hear the sirens and would drive the air raid
wardens crazy.

The fashions of the time were anything you could get. Right after the
war ended they started the "new look" which was long skirts to the calf
and black stockings, but during the war itself there were zero clothing
rules. It wasn't important compared to Flak jackets, the 20 mission
hat (airforce) p-jackets watch ,caps, combat boots, olive drab etc.

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