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Hartley Baird

. . Hartley Baird After WW II, Hartley H. Baird Jr. of Pittsburgh was discharged from the Army (Army Air Corps) as a Private First Class.  He served with the 9th Air Forces’ 30th Air Depot, but he wasn’t an airman.  His job throughout the war was to keep the

Paul Austin

. . Paul Austin Paul Austin entered the US Army in March 1944 and served as an infantryman in Easy Company, 351st Regiment, 88 Infantry Division in the Mediterranean.  Shortly before the end of the war he transitioned to ordinance and finally left the Army in July 1946. missing

Al Armendariz

. . Al Armendariz Since he was a kid, Al Armendariz had always been fascinated by medicine.  He joined the army after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and entered basic training and medic training.  He remembers his drill sergeant taking role call at 4:30 A.M.  His motto?  “We break you,

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