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    1-26-18 Garand Picture of the Day




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    Amazing ..... this guy served in both elite units in the ETO and PTO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BEAR View Post
    this guy served in both elite units
    Claude Akins...he went everywhere and did everything...you know, you served with a couple...
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    Every unit I served with had two actors assigned....one was John Wayne....and the other was Rambo!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BEAR View Post
    two actors
    You got that RIGHT!...
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    Claude Akins, Cherokee Indian. US Army Signal Corps, WWII. Served in Burma and the Philippines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bonnie View Post
    US Army Signal Corps, WWII. Served in Burma and the Philippines.
    I should have known that, we had a thread here about these actors that served. It's not hard info to find either...should have looked too...
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