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WORLD WAR II: Revision history

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  • curprev 16:4116:41, 20 February 2025Randylyon talk contribs 75,748 bytes +75,748 Created page with "left|thumb|200px|Familiar recruitment poster.WORLD WAR II. Leo F. Greenwood, a native of the "northend" of Dubuque, was in the Navy serving on the USS West Virginia when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The oil on the water’s surface was set ablaze, and he was forced to swim below the flames. Leo made it to shore and found safe cover during the attack. (1) Years later a diver recovered and returned a pocket watch and..."