James W. Sapp enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 20, 1942. (Source: Kansas Historical Society) As a Pvt., Sapp was transferred from basic training at Camp Sutton, N. Carolina to Camp McCoy in Wisconsin, with Co. B., 1st Bn., 301 Ordnance Regiment. The 301st was the nation's first ordnance regiment. Their mission was to design and repair trucks, tanks, tractors and other motorized war equipment on the battlefield. The 301st was the first unit of its kind ever formed in the U.S. Army, and was comprised almost totally of former automobile dealers, mechanics, salesmen and clerks whose businesses closed after war was declared. (Source: https://www.army.mil/article/276174/history_heritage_of_fort_mccoy_the_…)