Joe DiMaggio, left, former home run king and outfielder of the NY Yankees, is sworn into the US Army with other inductees by Capt Branson, right, at an induction center on the West Coast. Joe's induction shrinks his income from a baseball salary of $50,000 a year to the $50 a month as a buck private.

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Location: West Coast
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Keywords: 1940s, army, baseball, hero, ii, induction, oath, recruit, war, world