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Union County service men return from overseas
The Leader Courier notes Union County officers and men returning from overseas service. Sgt Earl Hewitt, after 42 months in the Army, arrived home from Camp McCoy Wisconsin for discharge. He served with the 85th Division and 339th Infantry in Italy and earned three campaign stars and a Bronze Star. Cpl Arnold A Harkness, son of Mr and Mrs Guy E Harkness, received an army discharge at Fort Leavenworth after extensive overseas service with Navy allied units in Pacific and European theaters, earning four medals.
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Africa
Italy
Rome
Veronia
States
Naples
New York
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Bloomington
Ill
North Carolina
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Miss
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