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[cplhawkeye1950]

I had the Great Honor of Knowing a very humble Veteran that lived just down the road for us. Never knew what he did during WW2, but after researching I found that he served in the Infantry in Italy. Digging more into his service, I found that in the fall of 1944 at 21 yrs old he used a captured German 20 mm cannon to knock out a Tank and kill over 10 German soldiers that had pen down his squad and for his bravery was award the Silver Star. I called 1 of his daughters and told her about his service in WW2. She had no idea that her father did any of the things I said until I showed her the material that I had found. Things like that are what keeps me motivated to do what I do as a hobby. The men what ever or how ever they served are The Greatest Generation bar none.