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American History

Hoyt

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2. My dad said he was talked into joining the Coast Guard right after Pearl Harbor because

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 08:59 PM

Jun 2019

the recruiters told him the CG would be one of the first to invade because they piloted many of the landing craft. He didn't end up doing that, which was probably good because he was pretty blind.

I remember one of the first models I got as a kid was one of those land craft, an important part of the war effort.

Interesting article. Thanks.

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The Invention That Won World War II [View all] Sherman A1 Jun 2019 OP

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