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             Merle 
            E. Lamon                                 
  
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                            World War II 
            Veteran,Entered service on 4 February 1942 at Fort Benjamin 
            Harrison,Indiana.Discharged on 23 November 1945 at Camp 
            Atterbury,Indiana. Served with the 97th Bombardment Group Very 
            Heavy[The Hour Has Come] 341st Bombardment Squadron operating B-17G 
            Flying Fortress in the European Theater,North Africa and 
            Mediterranean Theaters of operation at 
            Cerignola,Italy,Amendola,Italy and Marcianise,Italy. with the 
            8th,12th and 15th Air Force. Awards include TWO Distinguished Unit 
            Citation for Steyr,Austria and Ploesti,Rumania.               
                                                                       
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