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Marine Veteran of 150 Jap Bombings Is Home
Corp. Bob Beallis, 21, of the Marines and son of Harold and Mrs. Beallis of 1308 Oneida Street, arrived home February 1 after a year in the South Pacific. He fought at Guadalcanal, Russell Islands, and New Georgia, helped open Munda Beach, and recalled nightly Jap bombings and tough conditions while the Marines endured dehydrated meals and foxhole life.
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