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Probatim

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2. A close relative to one of my in-laws dropped to Corregidor in WWII.

Reply to Bundbuster (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2024, 05:12 PM

Jun 2024

He said he watched as half of the guys around him were shot before they hit the ground.

That's the only bit of knowledge he ever shared with family about his time in WWII.

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