Seaman 2nd Class Dee Hall, Syria, Okla., was so enthusiastic to sign up for duty that he enlisted as a 17-year old. Like so many young men of his generation, Hall said goodbye to his family and the only life he knew and answered the call to defend his country against tyranny half a world away. That young Oklahoma-born soldier probably never dreamed when he signed up for the service that he'd end up in Alaska, 4,000 miles from his home. But on June 14, 1942, Hall and six other crewmen departed from Kodiak Island, on their U.S. Navy PBY-5 Catalina plane. Their mission was to attack enemy targets on then-Japanese-held Kiska Island in the Pacific Ocean. That mission would be their last. Hall was returned to his family for burial after 60 years, with full military honors. He is a true American hero, who deserves the gratitude of his nation. United States Navy
Seaman 2nd Class Dee Hall, Syria, Okla., was so enthusiastic to sign up for duty that he enlisted as a 17-year old. Like so many young men of his generation, Hall said goodbye to his family and the only life he knew and answered the call to defend his country against tyranny half a world away. That young Oklahoma-born soldier probably never dreamed when he signed up for the service that he'd end up in Alaska, 4,000 miles from his home. But on June 14, 1942, Hall and six other crewmen departed from Kodiak Island, on their U.S. Navy PBY-5 Catalina plane. Their mission was to attack enemy targets on then-Japanese-held Kiska Island in the Pacific Ocean. That mission would be their last. Hall was returned to his family for burial after 60 years, with full military honors. He is a true American hero, who deserves the gratitude of his nation. United States Navy
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