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- Received draft notice in 1943
- Served aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey as a radio man
- Took down codes coming in from Honolulu
- Survived multiple attacks
- Protected American minesweepers during the bombardment of Saipan and Tinian
- “Beat up pretty bad” by kamikazes
- Crew expected treaty to be signed aboard their ship, not the U.S.S. Missouri
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