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Army veteran recalls war life and 65 year marriage
The interview with Elchison recounts wartime shortages and a postwar life shared with Dee Beighley. He describes surviving war injuries and months apart during service, and their long marriage from 1946 with two children and growing grandchildren. Dee notes his resilience and plans a calmer life in retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elchison
Hitler
America
Network News
Tom Brokaw
Erchison
Third Presbyterian Church
Dee
New Castle High School
Mike
Europe
Paris
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Strauss-Hirshberg Co
Buffalo
Ben Franklin
George Washington Junior High
Miller’s Pond
Macon
Bessie Elchison
Sis
Nellie Beighley
Theodore
Ted” Beighley
Amsterdam
Vienna
Cascade Park
Mike Elchison