Clifton (Smoke) Wayne was inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C on December 19, 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida, and was preparing to leave for Germany when the war in Europe ended. He was transferred to Fort Mead, Maryland and deployed to the Pacific Theater.    Wayne landed in Manila and was sent to a replacement depot. There he was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, and dispatched to mountains of Luzon. He was stationed with the 25th at Lingayen Gulf when Japan surrendered. Wayne joined the occupation forces in Japan, and remained there until the fall of 1946.

Transcript Number 051 Title: Clifton Wayne: Remembering World War II Interviewee: Clifton (Smoke) Wayne Interviewer: Paul Zarbock Date of Interview: May 1, 2001 Location of Interview: Whiteville, N.C. Description:   1 VHS Cassette Tape (c. min) sd., col. + 1 Mini-DV Cassette Tape (c. min) sd., col. Documentation: 1 Typed Transcript Series: World War II Veterans Oral History Preservation Project Series: Voices of Experience