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Joseph Hindman
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O-4 Lieutenant Commander, Navy
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World War-II
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This is the story that my Dad wrote about his experiences during WWII.
Prologue
As a graduate doctor in 1945, I faced the prospect of military combat. Like most young people, I had a healthy sense of personal immortality. No one could ever go to war without this delusion, but I believe I took something extra with me. I must have had a little help from Heaven, perched on my shoulder and guiding me to safety. That's the only way I can explain what happened to me.
Chapter One - The First Angel
I went directly from my medical internship into the Navy. My first assignment was the Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, NY, where I stayed 19 months. My second assignment was to the Amphibious 10th Beach Battalion. I was there two weeks before I learned that we were all "volunteers". We were trained and conditioned for the Normandy landings but held in reserve.
As soon as the beach was secured in Europe, we were assigned to ships, one platoon to each ship. My ship w
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