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DaveTinCT · 05-30-2001, 06:46 AM

My grandfather (Mom's side), Johhny Borden, served in the 9th Army Air Corps in Italy during the war. He wanted to fly on the B17 but because of a perforated ear drum the docs wouldn't let him fly.
One of his cousins was killed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Dave T

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Thank you U.S. WWII combat veterans

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DaveTinCT is Offline Member Posts: 77 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brookfield, CT USA	05-30-2001, 06:46 AM My grandfather (Mom's side), Johhny Borden, served in the 9th Army Air Corps in Italy during the war. He wanted to fly on the B17 but because of a perforated ear drum the docs wouldn't let him fly. One of his cousins was killed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Dave T ------------------ Thank you U.S. WWII combat veterans