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A Patriotic Calling
Wilma was born to William L. and Alberta Green on October 5, 1923, in Minglewood, TN. She moved as an infant to New Orleans where she...
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Mar 26, 20183 min read
“Can Do” – Life as a Seabee in WWII
C.B. Martin learned about the bombing of Pearl Harbor watching a movie with a buddy in downtown Lubbock on Sunday Dec. 7th, 1941. As C.B....
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Mar 13, 20182 min read
Survivor of Three “Wars”
Dominic Tartaglione was drafted in the Army in New York City in 1941. He took his basic training in New Jersey and was trained in recon...
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Mar 7, 20182 min read
"Dedicated to Family and Country
Lena “Lyn” Skaggs Duncan (a friend from school didn’t like Lena and said “I think I’ll call you Lyn” and the name stuck) was born on...
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Mar 7, 20183 min read
The Million Dollar Wound
WWII was over early for Orville Fleming but he didn’t know it at the time. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 in San Francisco, CA. Jobs...
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Mar 7, 20183 min read
Blinded by the Light – WWII’s Secret Project
Charles Odell Sears had a secret. One he carried with him for 41 years. Odell, from Brownfield, Texas, entered the U.S. Army in February...
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Mar 7, 20183 min read
"From Texas South Plains War Stories: Interviews with Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan © 2021 Larry A. Williams and Katherine McLamore by permission of McFarland."
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