Scope and Contents Maynes (b. 1917) was born and raised in Salt Lake City, serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA), and National Youth Administration (NYA) before enlisting in the Marine Corps in July 1941. He was assigned to the Quartermaster Corps and stationed in San Diego, then accepted for flight training and sent to the Memphis Naval Air Station. He was in flight training when Japan surrendered and was discharged in May 1946.