This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Middle Aged Lions Learn To Fight A War
A vivid wartime reminiscence follows Ed O Neill and Ralph Neppel as they train and deploy with Marines and bombardiers. It recalls parris island drills, shipboard danger, a trip from California to England, and preparation for combat in 1943 Bougainville and beyond.
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Ed O’neill
LST
Santa Ana
Santa Maria
Bakersfield
California
Yuma
Arizona
Sioux City
Iowa
Mitchell
South Dakota
Frank Sneed
Army Air Corps
West Palm
Puerto Rico
Belem
South America
Africa
Dakar
Marrakesh
Oklahoma
England
William Shakespeare
Winston Churchill
Tivershall
London
Nissen Huts
Belgium
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Pacific
United States
Ralph George Neppel
Elks Hall
Carroll
Ralph Neppel
Greyhound
Camp Dodge
Navy
Camp
Camp Butner
Durham
N.C
Ralph
Tennessee
South Carolina
Camp Pickett
Ft Meade
Jean Moore
McNabb
Parris Island
S.C
America
Japan
Bougainville
Lsts
Wisconsin
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