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American History

elleng

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3. Yes it is appalling.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 01:48 PM

Mar 2017

My daughter's done family research recently, which brings back our good fortune. One uncle enlisted in '42 as a Private in the Air Corps, and Dad served as legal officer in the Navy, and was stationed in Hawaii.

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When family history informs us about American History [View all] csziggy Mar 2017 OP

WOW! elleng Mar 2017 #1

I know - I guess so many deaths were just written off as part of the war csziggy Mar 2017 #2

Yes it is appalling. elleng Mar 2017 #3

I'm lucky - I inherited a lot of family research csziggy Mar 2017 #4

1944 Port Chicago disaster. 332 lives lost. oasis Jul 2017 #5

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