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SY: So you were ready at this point to leave camp, is that the reason you decided?

YY: Right.

SY: So you, when you were talking about it, was that all part of the same, getting married and leaving was all together?

YY: Uh-huh.

SY: And how did your parents feel about your getting married and leaving camp?

YY: They didn't say.

SY: 'Cause they were, were they thinking of leaving at the same time?

YY: No.

SY: And do you remember what year that was that you...

YY: 1944.

SY: So were you one of the early ones to leave?

YY: No.

SY: You were toward the middle.

YY: I think I was toward, one of the later ones. [Laughs]

SY: So you had worked in the hospital probably how many years?

YY: Let's see, maybe a couple of years.

SY: And then what did they, did you tell them when you were leaving?

YY: Not that I know of. I can't remember.

SY: They had to replace you?

YY: I don't think so. I think the camp was going, getting smaller and smaller.

SY: Closing, so that's why it was easier to leave. And why did you pick, I mean, how exactly did you get to Arizona?

YY: On a bus.

SY: So you had saved enough money to take the bus, and did they give you any additional funds to leave?

YY: I can't remember. I think they must've given us some money. I can't remember. Twenty-five dollars? I don't know.

SY: So you and your, she was your fiance then, you went to Phoenix, and how long did you stay in Phoenix?

YY: Overnight, I think.

SY: And you were, you had friends, or did you just use --

YY: No.

SY: Just the two of you. And from Phoenix what did you do?

YY: We got on the plane, not a plane, on the train.

SY: On a train. And you went to, how did you decide where to go?

YY: This friend of ours was in Cleveland. They told us to come to Cleveland, so we decided to go to Cleveland.

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