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| Tango01 | 15 May 2017 9:31 p.m. PST |
…Became A World War Two Hero. "William "Bill" Wynne was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, during the Great Depression. His father had left him and his mother couldn't afford to raise him, so he was placed in an orphanage for a while. He spent a lot of his time in the streets, bonding with stray dogs. Smoky is one of the most famous dogs from World War II. He received several citations from the military, was featured on TV, has books and articles written about him and has monuments erected in his honor around the world. Wynne, now 95, was just out of high school and working at a steel mill when he was drafted into the US Army Air Corps. It was near the end of WWII when Nazi Germany was putting up its last gasp but the Japanese were still a formidable foe…"
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| Ceterman | 16 May 2017 6:46 a.m. PST |
Great article. Now THAT'S a hero…
I had read about this little guy before, but it was years ago. Thanks for the post, Armand!
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| Tango01 | 16 May 2017 10:59 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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