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Basic Training

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Basic Training
My father who always had a smile on his face. Was drafted for the Korean War. He had serve previously with the US Coast Guard on the freighters of the Great Lakes, continuing after WWII as a Merchant Marine. Then 6 months off the ships as a regular joe he was drafted and put into basic training and put into the Army, where he served with the Tank Corps.
Date & Place: at Fort Riley in Kansas USA
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Arthur G Sylver
Arthur G Sylver of Highland Park, Wayne County, MI was born on October 24, 1928, and died at age 71 years old on July 27, 2000.
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