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WAR VET DATA
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SUBMITTED BY: HOST GFS GRACE
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NAME:
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George H. O'Kane
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BRANCH OF SERVICE:
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US Army
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FINAL RATE OR RANK:
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Pvt.
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DATE OF SERVICE ( IF KNOWN):
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1943-1944 KIA Oct. 4, 1944
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PLACE SERVED:
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Fort Meade, England, France, Killed in Holland
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MEDALS EARNED:
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Purple Heart
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OUTSTANDING COMMENDATIONS:
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N/A
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ANY UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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N/A
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ANY OTHER INFORMATION:
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Oldest Son and brother. Was 19 yrs. old when KIA
2 Sisters went to work in factories for war defense
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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Brother
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THOSE WHOM SUPPORTED AT HOME
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NAME:
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Family, friends and hometown
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POSITION:
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Mother was Head Air Raid Warden for neighborhood
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WHERE:
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Elizabeth, NJ
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WHEN:
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1941-1943
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AWARD, CERTIFICATES:
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Unknown
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UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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Youngest Sis was born on night of first blackout
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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Daughter, Sister
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WAR VET DATA
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SUBMITTED BY: HOST GFS GRACE
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NAME:
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James F. O'Kane
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BRANCH OF SERVICE:
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US Navy
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FINAL RATE OR RANK:
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Boatswain
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DATE OF SERVICE ( IF KNOWN):
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1944 - 1946
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PLACE SERVED:
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Pacific
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MEDALS EARNED:
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Purple Heart
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OUTSTANDING COMMENDATIONS:
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N/A
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ANY UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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Enlisted day brother (George H.),was KIA(did not know it at the time)
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ANY OTHER INFORMATION:
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N/A
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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Brother
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THOSE WHOM SUPPORTED AT HOME
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NAME:
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POSITION:
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WHERE:
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WHEN:
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AWARD, CERTIFICATES:
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UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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WAR VET DATA
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SUBMITTED BY: HOST GFS GRACE
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NAME:
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John J. O'Kane
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BRANCH OF SERVICE:
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USMC
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FINAL RATE OR RANK:
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PFC
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DATE OF SERVICE ( IF KNOWN):
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1946-1949, Reenlisted in 1950
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PLACE SERVED:
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Camp Pendleton, Ca. Korea KIA September 30, 1951
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MEDALS EARNED:
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Purple Heart w/4clusters
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OUTSTANDING COMMENDATIONS:
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N/A
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ANY UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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N/A
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ANY OTHER INFORMATION:
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N/A
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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Brother
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THOSE WHOM SUPPORTED AT HOME
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NAME:
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Family, friends and hometown.. I volunteered in VA Hospitals
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POSITION:
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Help write letters home, support their morale.
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WHERE:
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Elizabeth and VA hospitals and Fort Dix Hospital
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WHEN:
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1951-1954
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AWARD, CERTIFICATES:
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Smiles and thank you was quite enough.
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UNUSUAL EVENTS:
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N/A
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RELATIONSHIP TO SENDER:
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Self
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