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Pfc Lester Carlin Assigned to 27th Infantry Regiment
Riverside notes Pvt Lester W Carlin son of Mr and Mrs C R Carlin Riverside Iowa has been assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning commanded by Brig Gen Evert F Brown He earned Bronze Star Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal Infantry Badge and campaign stars for Sicily Normandy and Northern France along with overseas service in the European Theater of Operations Other local notices recall visits by relatives and friends to Riverside from Davenport Iowa City Atlantic Burlington and Nauvoo Illinois with various family engagements and travel details.
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Earl Walton
Iowa City
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Robert Flannery
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