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Bereavement

murielm99

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6. My dad never said anything about the malnourishment.

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 01:14 PM

Aug 2013

But he was a farm boy, and probably pretty tough. He was only nineteen when he went there, and some of his comrades considered him an old man.

I know the jungle and the food took their toll. When he went to China, he contracted hepatitis. He was about 5'11', and he ended up weighing ninety pounds. He was very thin for the rest of his life.

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Just buried my Granddad today. [View all] 47of74 Jul 2013 OP

:hug: Full honors are always SO touching. auntAgonist Jul 2013 #1

That is very nice. murielm99 Jul 2013 #2

My uncle was a WWII Navy veteran and recently died, Jenoch Aug 2013 #3

I'll bet they knew each other! murielm99 Aug 2013 #4

I read somewhere that Jenoch Aug 2013 #5

My dad never said anything about the malnourishment. murielm99 Aug 2013 #6