"The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 May 2017 12:37 p.m. PST |
"With powerful engines, extensive firepower and heavy armor, the newly christened battleship USS South Dakota steamed out of Philadelphia in August of 1942 spoiling for a fight. The crew was made up of "green boys"—new recruits who enlisted after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor—who had no qualms about either their destination or the action they were likely to see. Brash and confident, the crew couldn't get through the Panama Canal fast enough, and their captain, Thomas Gatch, made no secret of the grudge he bore against the Japanese. "No ship more eager to fight ever entered the Pacific," one naval historian wrote…"
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| Waco Joe | 29 May 2017 3:52 p.m. PST |
Interesting story It is a pity how the government screwed him over for the benefits and metals though |
| Tango01 | 30 May 2017 11:25 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.
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Armand
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