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Originally Posted by GySgt1811
Here's another heroine of mine. Sgt Lena Mae Basilone as she christens the destroyer named after her husband. She's not a great beauty (Although, I think so.) but her inner strength of character shines thtough. She and John only had 7 months together, but after he was killed on Iwo she never remarried. She died a few years ago, aged 85, I think.
Lord, those women were wonderful.
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I had two uncles and a cousin in the Corps during WWII, all three were riflemen. The cousin, Cpl Jesse Petton was killed on the Canal, an uncle, Luther Atchison survived. The other uncle was on Iwo, he survived. Never got the chance, too young to ask, about Iwo to my uncle Dutch Worley. He got divorced from my mom's sister and he left for California and I never saw him again. He lived to 98 and died a few years ago.