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Life Aboard an LSM
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Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 10:03 PM UTC
So as not to hijack Gremlin56's build, here's a link to

"My Life Aboard the LSM-319" By Eugene Carey

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/LSM/lsm319-Carey.html

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Posted: Monday, November 17, 2014 - 02:23 AM UTC
Great read, thanks for posting.
My dad served in the 32nd, 126th Infantry in New Guinea, from Sept 1942 to Sept 1944. He passed away last December just 5 days after his 95th birthday.

Thanks again,

EJ
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Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 09:12 PM UTC
Interesting article Michael.
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2014 - 04:27 AM UTC
Hey Michael. Very good read and a bit of personel insight to his life and experiances during the war. Research is research but the personel bits shared by our Vets is always what gives us any insight to what they went through.. Thanks for sharing. bob d.
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