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Pat Doherty

. . Pat Doherty Pat Doherty was a singer and dancer in the USO from October 1946 until May 1947. She traveled to China, Japan, Far East, and South Pacific to entertain US troops serving abroad. missing video Stories from the Veterans Breakfast Club Pat Branigan-Doherty: USO Shows

Victor DiCarlo

. . Victor DiCarlo World War II infantryman Victor DiCarlo got into the war late, but he packed much action in his four months of combat in Europe.  He joined the 80th Infantry Division in January, 1945 long after the division had hit the beach on D+51.  They were in

Anthony DeSalle

. . Anthony DeSalle Anthony DeSalle of Beaver Falls, PA served aboard the USS Teton (AGC-14) during WW II.  He was an able bodied Seaman, manning the rails, swabbing decks, pulling lines, working the gun stations during combat, and doing just about whatever job was sent his way to keep

Al DeFazio

. . Al DeFazio Al DeFazio was drafted into the US Army in February 1943 where he served with the 36th Infantry Division.  He fought in Africa and Italy as an infantryman and was wounded in combat, earning himself a Bronze Star before leaving the Army in 1946. missing

Bob Daley

. . Bob Daley Bob Daley was sixteen years old when he learned that his brother had been taken prisoner by the Japanese on the Bataan Peninsula.  Too young to enlist, Bob falsified his birth certificate and joined the Marines. At seventeen, he landed with the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.

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