Annitage, Willifred, 1921-2005. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted rate in the SPARS, USCG. Includes youth in Pawtucket, work in telephone company,joined Coast Guard in 1943; Boot camp at Hunter College and Palm Beach, Fla., in the Biltmore Hotel; Assigned to Palm Beach where headed the switch board; En­ joyed duty there, met movie actor Victor Mature, Sid Caesar andJack Dempsey; Transferred to At­ lantic City where in charge of switchboard; V:J Day celebrations; Impact of SPARS service on life; Post-CG career atJP Coates and Apex; Positive experience in the service.