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J. Richard Hershey


 
Date of Induction-November 10, 1940
Branch of service-Engineer Corps
Trained at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma; Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Camp Bowie, Texas
Embarked-July 30, 1945 for Asiatic-Pacific Theatre
Returned to States-February 5, 1946
Discharge Station - Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania
Date of Discharge-June 10, 1946
Rank-Lieutenant Colonel
Served-67 months
Present occupation-Officer in Regular Army
Recalled to Active Duty July 6, 1946
Wife-Dorothy Troxell Hershey
Son-Richard Hershey H
Son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Troxell

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