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Wounded Leyte vet home on furlough
Pfc. Raymond Phillips 23, wounded in Leyte, enjoys home furlough in Joliet with his mother and fiancee Miss June Kwasegroch. He holds the Purple Heart and other honors after 26 months abroad, with prior service in New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies. They marry Saturday at St John’s Church. He will report to Harmon General Hospital after the furlough.
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Raymond Phillips
Harry Phillips
June Kwasegroch
Leyte
Phillips
Joliet
D-day
New Guinea General Hospital
New Guinea
Dutch East Indies
Sgt
Hawaii
E. Jackson Street
Miss Kwasegroch
Albert Kwasegroch
Hickory Street
St. John’s Catholic Church
Long View
Texas
Pfc
Harmon General Hospital