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Served in WWII
Gunner L.T.M.G. 604
Combat infantry Badge
Hawaiian Islands GO #56 1944
one (1) Bronze Star
Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with 2 Bronze Stars
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Hanford Sloan served in WWII,along with his
brothers, Willie who served
in the Army
and Ralph who served in
the Navy a story
told to me by
Anthony ,who
is Hanford's oldest son,
was that after a
battle in New Guinea ,where
most of a unit
had perished ,upon hearing
that the unit
was the one that his brother
Willie served
in,he went out into the
field turning over
bodies looking for his
brother ,Willie was
one of the few survivors
of that battle,
All three brothers came
home from the war..
One of the things
that Hanford though
helped to keep him and
his brothers alive
,was that they had
grown up in the
mountains of West Virginia
and had hunted
in the hills ,so knew how
to get around in
the woods..The other reason
was his mothers
Pittie's many prayers
Hanford was stationed in
Pearl Harbor at
the time of the invasion.I
hope to add more
....
--Military Record
--Marriage License
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