Son of WWII vet meets a WWII vet who knew his father at the VA

lwd · Sep 1, 2015

See:
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article32776992.html

Les Beck Jr., a 69-year-old Vietnam veteran, spotted Lewis’ Army Air Corps hat while sitting in the Veterans Affairs hospital in Fresno earlier this month. The hat was identical to one owned by Beck’s father, who passed away in 1995, and the younger man struck up a conversation with Lewis.

“It was just such a remarkable occurrence,” Beck said Saturday while sitting at Lewis’ dining room table in Orange Cove. “Not only were they in the same camp at the same time, but they were in the same barracks.”

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WW2HistoryGal · Sep 1, 2015

Ah! I love stories like this!

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