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Old 05-26-2008, 10:40 AM
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Posted By: Andy Broome

A player featured on this site, Joe Pinder was one of only two players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWII. He died during D-Day:

http://www.garybed.co.uk/in_memoriam/pinder_joe.htm

The photo below show Joe in 1939 with the Sanford Lookouts. He standing 1st on left. The Sanford Lookouts are #68 on the top 100 greatest Minor League teams. A few other names you may know on this team: Hillis Layne, Sid Hudson and Dale Alexander.


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