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dads picture

my dad had his picture circled on page 84 of the 6th division history book driving a truck across a mud flat with a line of jeeps behind.his dd214 says truck driver.his name was Lester Van Hoose,from groveport,Ohio.he was a pfc when discharged.he died in 1974,and never said much about his marine duty.did anybody serve with him ,thanks,Dan Van Hoose

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i think he was in the 6th transport bn,dan

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update,i talked to mom yesterday and asked her if dad ever said anything about okinawa.she said he just mentioned infantry and a lot of hand to hand fighting and nite attacks.i told her his dd214 mentioned truck driver,but thats what she remembers.when i was a kid,i remember he used his marine knife to butcher with,and i played with a fatigue jacket with metel buttons on it.