. . 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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. . Peter entered the US Navy on June 30, 1942. He was aboard an LST 313 that was sunk during the invasion of Sicily. After returning to the United States, he redeployed to Europe and participated in the invasion of Normandy aboard a hospital ship. We thank you for sharing
