February 16, 1942: Walter Morris enlists in the U.S. Navy and eventually becomes a certified deep sea diver.
February 16, 1944: Max McPherson is in the U.S. Marine Corps serving in Panama. Willis Prince returns to his bomber group in Salt Lake City, Utah for additional training before transitioning overseas.
February 16, 1945: Aboard the U.S.S. New York, Robert Haynes, participates in the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima. The New York fires more rounds than any other ship in the Task Force. Tom Rittenhouse sends a letter home to his parents alerting them that he has been drafted into the Seabeas and will be sent to Rhode Island for further training. Sgt. Willis Cleary (pictured left before the war) departs Dison, Belgium and returns to Camp Elsenborn, Belgium with the 23rd Regimental Personnel Group.
February 16, 1944: Max McPherson is in the U.S. Marine Corps serving in Panama. Willis Prince returns to his bomber group in Salt Lake City, Utah for additional training before transitioning overseas.
February 16, 1945: Aboard the U.S.S. New York, Robert Haynes, participates in the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima. The New York fires more rounds than any other ship in the Task Force. Tom Rittenhouse sends a letter home to his parents alerting them that he has been drafted into the Seabeas and will be sent to Rhode Island for further training. Sgt. Willis Cleary (pictured left before the war) departs Dison, Belgium and returns to Camp Elsenborn, Belgium with the 23rd Regimental Personnel Group.
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