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7.2. EARLY CHILDHOOD Ed & Ray Hersman in WWIID.C. and for graduation from high school burned. We had to live in JohnMarks’s 3 garage ‘til we found a house. The community was great to us.7.2 Early Childhood[In] 1927, Dad’s illness was a blow to all of us. He became ill 3 monthesbefore I (Justine) was born. He was working in the Goodyear Rubber plantin Akron, Ohio. We didn’t know what caused his illness but relatives told usvarious causes.∙ the chemicals used at the plant,∙ he was thrown from a horse and landed on his head while in the infantryin Texas in World War I,∙ he had a mental illness, or∙ he had a stroke.Anyway, my Aunt Mollie, Dad’s sister, took care of him the rest of hislife and mom took care of us 5 children on a teacher’s salary.7.3 Junior’s FatherJunior’s dad was seriously injured in a rock quarry at Upper Ellis workingfor the State Road Commission. T.N.T. blew up in his face and he was offfrom work for over a year. Broke his hands and injured his eyes - for a longtime he couldn’t stand much light. Your Uncle Carl Radcliff was the “boss”on the job at the time.3 John Marks is the brother of Wirt Marks who is Robert and Ray Marks’s paternalgreat grandfather. Robert and Ray are the sons of Lenore Ethyl Hersman Marks, Justine’ssister.101
7.4. JUNIOR IN THE WAR Ed & Ray Hersman in WWII7.4 Junior in the War1944-1946.1. Junior Lee McHenry [Army Facts],∙ Service Number: 35785486∙ Job Classification: Clerk-typist∙ Inducted: Ashland, KY, Nov.10, 1944∙ Branch of Service” Army Airborn∙ Grade: PFC∙ Training Camp: Fort Bragg, N.C. - Field Artillary. Fort Benning,demolition.∙ Division: 11th Airborne Division, 187th Infantry Platoon, 1945 -Oct, 1946.[Junior] took basic training in Field Artillary at Fort Bragg, N.C. Juniorwas on the boxing team and had matches with other divisions.2. 3. [Junior] went to Fort Benning, GA. to paratrooper jump school. [He]jumped from mock airplanes, then 34 foot tower on a cable, then [offof a ] 250 foot tower with a parachute that they released and you wentto the ground. Training jumps - 4 daylight jumps and one night jump.4. [Junior] went to advanced training school at the Alabama area of FortBenning. [He] jumped 75 pack housers (guns).5. [Junior] went to demolition school in Alabama and jumped with 24pounds of T.N.T. on each leg.6. [Junior] rode train from Alabama to Fort Ord, California, ready to gofor the war in the South Pacific. Junior shipped out on August 16,1945, 2 days after the Japanese surrendered. Thank God! He was on102
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Chapter 1PrefaceThis collection con
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Chapter 2Ed ’s Early Memoriesby E
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