My father was in San Quentin doing a year for armed robbery during D-Day. He'd already participated in Attu, Kiska, North Africa, Sicily, Salerno and Anzio invasions. After his release from stir, he took part in Iwo Jima and the Japanese occupation. His brother, my uncle Emmet was a lieutenant commander assigned to the Port of Noumea for the duration. My Aunt's first husband, Uncle Glenn, was in the 101st and dropped into Normandy fighting all the way through Bastogne in the Bulge
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