To the sound of snare drums and cymbals, he Wild Bunch (five of them, joined by more in town) masquerade in the disguise of tan-colored, regulation khaki outfits as U.With a recreation center, Jerry explains that he "keeps he kids from becoming...," but before he can finish the sentence, Rocky pipes up and finishes it for him: "...hoodlums like me." Rocky explains that he plans to rent a room close to the church, and Jerry is glad to have him back in the area.It took 8 months to build (rather than two months).The two bridges were actually used until they were destroyed wo years after their construction by Allied bombings - in late June, 1945.But after a short stint, he is laid off ("last in, first out").So he crisscrosses the country to find steady work.He travels by steamer down the East Coast, across the Lower Gulf states and the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans (where no jobs are available), and hen by train North to Oshkosh (and Lake Winnebago) in Wisconsin.