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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furham, post: 2579537, member: 19750&quot;]The 606 51 07 was his service number.&nbsp; He enlisted in the Navy on 16 March 1942 from Boston Massachusetts.&nbsp; On 12 Dec 1942 he was aboard the USS Thurston and his rank was sk3c. (store Keeper). <b>USS <i>Thurston</i> (AP-77)</b> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troop_transport" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troop_transport" rel="nofollow">troop transport</a> that served with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" rel="nofollow">United States Navy</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" rel="nofollow">World War II</a>. She was named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_(United_States)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_(United_States)" rel="nofollow">counties</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" rel="nofollow">Nebraska</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" rel="nofollow">Washington</a>. The USS Thurston was involved in some of the biggest operations of WW2, including Operation Torch (North Africa), Husky (Sicily) and Overlord (Normandy invasion&quot; and countless operations in the South Pacific.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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