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Warren G. Gaines was born in Goodnight, Oklahoma. He recalls riding trains to California and encountering people from many walks of life being forced into poverty. During WWII, he was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, specifically the National Youth Association, in San Pablo, California. After leaving the camp, he worked as an aircraft mechanic at Mather Field and then in construction only to be drafted in 1942 into the Ninth Cavalry Division as part of the Signal Corps. In this interview, he discusses segregation, desegregation, Civil Rights, and the GI Bill.