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Alfred Hoyle WWII Service Record

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Last summer (‘18) I had the National Archives send me my Grandfather’s service record (55 pages, lots of insurance forms).  There’s a link to that set of documents below. From Alfred Hoyle’s pay record , I’m starting to piece together what I think Grandpa did during WWII.  Looks like basic training at Parris Island SC, Mechanic’s training at Camp Lejune NC and then deployed to 2nd Marines 2nd Separate Engineer Battalion in the Pacific.  Likely saw / experienced some / all of the Battle of Okinawa .  The 2nd Marines did their occupation time in Nagasaki (atomic bomb #2), which matches what I've heard about Grandpa's service I have very few stories from his time in the Marines (one I do have, I’ve added as a likely event with the historical context below).  I don’t think he spoke much of his time. I will bug John this summer (and now).  If you've got stories you know / remember, I'd like to capture them. Marine PFCs made $54 / month dur...
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from Kim and Tracey Tom and Kim Coleman wrote: Wow! If I remember correctly the way to determine a child's adult height is >to take their height on their 2nd birthday and double it......let's see, you > think she is big for her age now, as an adult she will be an even 6 foot > tall. :) Wow! I knew I would always be the short one in this family (guess Rob is the exception to men liking tall women!), but 6 feet tall for Melinda? We'll see! :-) Melinda is going to be a ladybug for Halloween -- red sweatshirt with black felt spots, black leggings, and pipe cleaner and styrofoam antennae. No sewing required, so I think I can do this. Kim, I bet Meghan's Po costume will be precious. Could you use a hooded sweatshirt? (Not that I have been able to find any of the plain hooded variety around here.) Happy costume-making! Tracey
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