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Tag: World War 2

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Bill Nicholson, The Unconventional Wartime Hero

by Mary Craig July 8, 2017

Several days after a massive typhoon wiped out a number of US ships and officers in the south Pacific, Bill Nicholson found himself in the office of the Draft Board, waiting to hear whether his draft exemption would continue. As his teammates, one by one, joined the nameless masses fighting against fascism in Europe and […]

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