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usaf-vet

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7. My Dad RM3 USN WW II who spent 18 months in the jungle on the Amazon River.....
Mon May 29, 2023, 11:28 AM
May 2023

..... intercepting German U-Boat transmission as part of a "team" of other USN radio listening sites triangulating U-Boat location to attempt to sink them via flying torpedo-carrying planes.

He spent the rest of his life as a disabled veteran suffering from jungle-borne disease.

Never complaining, and often working two jobs to raise six kids.

Dandelions, Today Dad are covering our lawns—time to go fishing. Thanks for teaching me how to fish.

Miss you and Mom.

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My Dad RM3 USN WW II who spent 18 months in the jungle on the Amazon River..... usaf-vet May 2023 #7
"" AllaN01Bear May 2023 #8
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