Assigned to stateside duties, he donned an olive and orange costume with a black cat-head symbol and became Cat-Man.

He was transferred back to the U.S. in 1943 and piloted a variety of aircraft, both bombers and fighters, in stateside duties.

In 1944, the M-44 Combat Boot, a high-top leather boot with full laces was adopted for service, but for the duration it was primarily worn by soldiers on stateside duty.

Bixby served stateside duty in the Marines and was honorably discharged.

Mark Klein (letter, Feb. 5) suggests calling up reservists to serve in stateside administrative duties, which would free up regular sailors for sea duty.

Ryan, a combat veteran who resents his stateside duty, repeatedly applies for a transfer back to the Korean front.

During that year, some 300 women entered the Marine Corps; taking over stateside clerical duties from battle-ready Marines needed overseas.

After a decade of stateside duty, he served in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

She resumed her stateside duties with the Army for the 11 months between deployments and in general "just tried to deal."

Though he is married, Mr. Zwerlein joins the Navy and spends three years on stateside duty.