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Souvenir Stories From World War II Veterans
Sgt. Roy Reinhardt reports 34 months in the South Pacific with the air corps and recalls jungle life without Hollywood glamour. He holds multiple campaign ribbons, bronze stars, and medals and praises sacrifice at home as workers fund War Bonds and support the troops. Eddie Rickenbacker champions patriotism in factories, urging wage-earner sacrifices and funding war efforts.
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Roy Reinhardt
Leonard Reinhardt
South Pacific
Air Corps
Reinhardt
Avin
South Sea
Dorothy Lamour
Jungles
Buna
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Joliet Township High School
I. Cass Street
Bataan
North Africa
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie
Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines