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PHOTO GALLERY: Plymouth Harbor Celebrates Vets


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 11, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Plymouth Harbor Celebrates Vets
Themla and Peter Adams. Peter Adams served in the Army during the Korean War.
Themla and Peter Adams. Peter Adams served in the Army during the Korean War.
Jack Pregont (served in the Navy in 1949), Carol Pregont and Dick Baum (served in the Army from 1943 to 1945.
Jack Pregont (served in the Navy in 1949), Carol Pregont and Dick Baum (served in the Army from 1943 to 1945.
Bill Murtagh, Barry and Phil Starr (Phil served in the Army from 1957 to 1965), Bill and Jeanne Seiberling (Bill served in the Army from 1950 to 1952), Betty and Perry Monroe (Perry served in the Army from 1950 to 1951).
Bill Murtagh, Barry and Phil Starr (Phil served in the Army from 1957 to 1965), Bill and Jeanne Seiberling (Bill served in the Army from 1950 to 1952), Betty and Perry Monroe (Perry served in the Army from 1950 to 1951).
Fred and Molly Moffat, Judy Liersch, Jim Griffith and Bobi Sanderson. Jim served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946.
Fred and Molly Moffat, Judy Liersch, Jim Griffith and Bobi Sanderson. Jim served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946.
Addie Hurst and Dan Siesel (served in the Army from 1953 to 1955)
Addie Hurst and Dan Siesel (served in the Army from 1953 to 1955)
Patricia and Hank Gieseler. Hank served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946.
Patricia and Hank Gieseler. Hank served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946.
George Doty served in the Army from 1957 to 1963, and Dean Bock served in the Army from 1956 to 1958
George Doty served in the Army from 1957 to 1963, and Dean Bock served in the Army from 1956 to 1958
Lu Verne Conway and Jane Smiley
Lu Verne Conway and Jane Smiley
Marjorie Connor, Tom Favell (served in the Navy from 1941 to 1945), Suzanne Galle and Judy Fernald
Marjorie Connor, Tom Favell (served in the Navy from 1941 to 1945), Suzanne Galle and Judy Fernald
Fran and Ted Rehl
Fran and Ted Rehl
Lou and Fran Schneider. Lou served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946.
Lou and Fran Schneider. Lou served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946.
Joan Sheil and Bruce Crawford
Joan Sheil and Bruce Crawford
Tom Towler (Served in the Infantry Army during the Korean War), Jeanne Nunn, Lois and Charles Edwards
Tom Towler (Served in the Infantry Army during the Korean War), Jeanne Nunn, Lois and Charles Edwards
Buzz Van Arsdale and Randy Bishop
Buzz Van Arsdale and Randy Bishop
Jill Wilson, Kay and Gil Bosse (Gil served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946), Sallie Van Arsdale (served in Navy WAVES from 1944 to 1946), and Betty Ann 
Waldheim
Jill Wilson, Kay and Gil Bosse (Gil served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946), Sallie Van Arsdale (served in Navy WAVES from 1944 to 1946), and Betty Ann Waldheim

 

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