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World War II (1939-1945) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Over seventy million people, the majority civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.
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Relation to Emelia
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APPLETON, Francis George
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119th Field Artillery Regiment
Michigan National Guard
Headquarters Battery
979th Field Artillery Battalion
Battery A & Headquarters Battery
70th Infantry Division
Headquarters Company
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Enlisted 5 Apr 1941 at Lansing, MI as a Private. Assigned as a Cook. Promoted to Private First Class (PFC) 8 Oct 1941.Promoted to Technical Sergeant Fourth Grade (T/4) Jan 1944. Landed at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day +18 (24 Jun 1944). Received 4 bronze battle stars for the Battle of the Bulge (conferred by Capt. Francis F. Bryan). Discharged 17 Oct 1945 at Camp Atterbury, IN.
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Great-grandfather
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APPLETON, Orval Bernard
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U.S.S. Gosper (APA-170)
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Served in the South Pacific, becoming a Chief Boatswain's Mate. Commander of the Grasonville Memorial Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of the Kent Island Post of the American Legion.
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Great-
granduncle
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BURSHEIM, Clifford Henry
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69th Signal Battalion
Company A
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Private
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Great-
granduncle
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CAMPBELL, James Robert "Bob"
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U.S. Navy
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FOSTER, Kenneth Loy
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U.S. Navy
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