Scope and Contents Born in Sabetha, Kansas, Mr. Ellington moved with his family to Topeka where he completed his high school education. When he began his college education at Washburn University he recalls calling the draft board to find out why his name had not yet been called. Drafted in July, 1943, he briefly describes going to Fort Leavenworth and resisting efforts to place him in the Navy. After receiving his basic training at Camp Crowder, Missouri, he is sent to radio training school at Pittsburg State...