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Jerry Kinsley Interview Part II
Interview with Mr. Jerry Kinsley, at Saint James Cathedral in Orlando, FL on August 12th, 2010.
Mr. Kinsley recalls coming to Orlando in 1939 and marrying his wife, Elizabeth, at Saint James Catholic Church in downtown Orlando in 1941, when it...
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"My Life As a Merchant" by Lyle Shaffer
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL, May 26, 2010.
Listen to "My Life as a Merchant", a first person memoir by WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer recorded on May 26, 2010. Veteran Shaffer resides...
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William Marvin Wright - Obituary
William Marvin Wright died on 2 April 1973 and his Obituary and Funeral Notice were published in the Orlando Sentinel Home Edition on 3 April 1973 on page 4B.
Also mentioned are Rev. C. M. Ogg, S. A. L. Railroad, Brotherhood...
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"My Family" by Jacob Miller
First person memoir by WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Veteran Jacob Miller.
My Family by Jacob Miller
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Veteran Miller resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writ...
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"Searching for Hitler" by Louis Toth
A firsthand account from World War II as written by TSGT Louis Toth, U.S. Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories of his military experiences, Veteran Toth resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in...
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John L. Tracy: A Patriot
Born on September 7th, 1927, John L. Tracy was too young to enlist in the military for World War II. But as soon as he was of age, he entered the U.S. Armed Forces because he wanted to serve his...
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WWII Veteran Mario J. Mesa, Jr.
World War II Veteran Mario Mesa, Jr. with his wife Glenette and daughter, Laurie, at their home in Orlando, FL, August 28th, 2010.
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Letter from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, to Cecil Rice, WWII Veteran
May 11, 1946 letter from James Forrestal, The Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. to World War II Veteran Cecil Rice thanking him for serving our Nation at a time of crisis.
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Cecil Rice came to...
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Letter from President Harry Truman to WWII Veteran Cecil Rice
18 April 1946 letter from President Harry Truman, The White House, to Cecil N. Rice, World War II Veteran, extending the "heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation" to "one of the Nation's finest...." Cecil N. Rice has been a resident...
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WWII Veteran Cecil N. Rice
Interview with World War II Veteran Cecil Rice at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 15th, 2010. Veteran Rice served as a Pharmacy Mate in the United States Navy and on the H.M.A.S., His Majesty's Australian Ship, Warramunga.
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Helen Marie Struthers - Obituary
Helen Marie Struthers, originally from central Florida, died August 15, 2010, of complications of an autoimmune liver disease with which she had lived for 13 years. She was 61. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Struthers Malbon (Blacksburg, Virgin...
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WWII Veteran Jerry Kinsley Interview Part I
World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, FL, August 12th, 2010.
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Veteran Kinsley served in the 90t...
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