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John J. Bachtel, old-time Coast and Geodetic Survey field man while helpingtrain CPS-98 personnel in the American Southwest during WWII. CPS-98was unique as it was a group of drafted conscientious objectors that wereassigned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Image credit: Family of Robert Lovett, Coast and Geodetic Survey CPS-98)