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04-02-2015, 08:08 AM

While doing this, I found a quote from Hall of Famer: "Ducky" Joe Medwick (1932-1948). This was so funny, I just had to share.


In a 1944 World War II USO Tour, he was lucky enough to meet Pope Pius XII, he greeted him by saying; "Your Holiness, I'm Joe Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."



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105th engineer battalion - also material on USO show Nov 1944 - by Frank Gubbels - 02-02-2011, 09:13 AM
105th engineer battalion - also material on USO show Nov 1944 - by Walt's Daughter - 04-02-2015, 08:08 AM

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