Scope and Contents Deppe (b. 1918) was born in Smithfield, Utah. He joined the National Guard in St. Anthony, Idaho, in 1940. He received his basic training at Ft. Lewis, Washington, and additional training at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco. He served with the 41st Infantry Division on occupation duty at Efate, New Hebrides. He was later transferred to Guadalcanal to help set up a hospital. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd.