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Originally Posted by 67Rally
Researching WWII Army veterans takes a concerted effort. Have you checked into morning reports, yet? Many organizations are slowly digitizing and OCRing these invaluable documents. One of my colleagues has been diligently pursuing documenting the 29th Division and subordinate units' histories in search of all the ballplayers who landed onto the Blues and Grays squad that was a series away from the GI World Series, having lost to the 71st Div. Red Circlers.
Speaking of airborne units and baseball, we acquired a 1945 jersey from the 502nd PIR, 101st A/B a few months ago. |
Thanks for the heads up; I hadn't checked there. The backstory beings that jersey was very interesting; it would be something if they were able to determine who wore it.
Since Morrie Martin and Wayne Terwilliger were mentioned earlier:
