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Spivey, Leonard Segment 3
Leonard Spivey enjoyed his baptism by fire on his first mission. Their first mission was on 22 June and they went to Antwerp.
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Spivey, Leonard Segment 4
Leonard Spivey had to part ways with the “Georgia Rebel” and Ocie Jones.
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Starnes, James Segment 1
Starnes grew up in Decatur, Georgia. His father was a travelling salesman. By the time he started school he was living in Atlanta.
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Stewart, Frank Joining the National Guard, the CCC and the US Marine Corps
When the Battle of the Tenaru River ended, Lieutenant Port recommended Frank Stewart for the Navy Cross but the captain turned him down.
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Strunk, Chester Becoming an Airman
Chester Strunk was recruited and enlisted [Annotator's Note: in June 1942] but then told to return to college and await his call-up.
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Swift, Robert Becoming an Army Medic
Robert Swift was drafted. He received his draft notice before he turned 18.
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Taylor, Fulton Service in the Pacific
Fulton Taylor was deployed on a Liberty Ship to the Pacific after his assignment to ACORN 8 [Annotator's Note: Aviation, Construction, Ordnanc
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Tinker, June Defense Work
June Tinker's older sister went to Patterson Field, Ohio for defense work training.
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Tipper, Edward Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Tipper enlisted in the Army. All paratroopers enlisted. None were drafted.
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Tipper, Edward Early Life
Edward Tipper was a member of a military group that received a tremendous amount of recognition. He was 18 or 19 when Pearl Harbor was bombed.
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Tweed, Earl Becoming an Officer
Earl Tweed enlisted in the 29th Infantry Regiment in a heavy weapons company.
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Tweed, Earl Early Life
Earl Tweed was born in Fort Benning, Georgia in 1922. He attended grade school there then went to high school in Columbus, Georgia.