. . During WWII, George Jock and Robert McKnight of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served aboard the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, USS Pittsburgh (CA-72). The ship saw intense action in the South Pacific and participated in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Pittsburgh is most known for towing the USS Franklin (CV-13)
. . In 1942 Jack McGavern was a 34-year-old father of two girls, ages 10 and 5, when he told his wife he wanted to join the Marines. He had a good job and a good life living in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh. But he felt called to serve
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. . During WWII, Frank McCormick served with the US Army Air Corps as part of the China-India-Burma (CBI) war front. Despite having a degree from Penn State, Frank first served as an enlisted man. Shortly, Frank became motivated to apply to the officer corps to make more money. He wanted
. . Pat McCarthy entered the US Navy in June 1943 and was assigned to shore duty beofre leaving in 1945.
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