4-4-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Sutton tried to join the Navy & Marines, but was turned down for failing to pass the physical, He tried to enlist in every branch of the armed forces but was rejected because of his color-blindness. Finally the the Army accepted him in 1943, he was assigned to a Joint Assault Signal Company, composed of Army and Navy men. Within.18 months he took part in 14 landings in the Pacific, including Leyte, Luzon, Bataan and Corregidor. When the war ended, he was sent I join the occupation forces in Korea, where he wrote, directed and produced ''The Military Government Hour,'' a radio propaganda program.

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