12 Feb Garand Picture of the Day

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Fire Team, A Company, 1st Bn, 5th Marines. From left to right: Mel Oceen, Alabama; Fred Hanle, Clifton, NJ; George Donnelly, Fall River, MA; and William Odion, California. Winter, 1952.

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The Fred Hanley stone pictured at top...would make that man 15 years old in 1952. Is that right? In Korea at 15 yrs old?

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

The Fred Hanley stone pictured at top...would make that man 15 years old in 1952. Is that right? In Korea at 15 yrs old?

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Sometimes headstones like captions have incorrect information

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Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester

Sometimes headstones like captions have incorrect information

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Sure, I suppose there's lots like that. When I search a name that way, you get the phone book and many aren't even close.