July 31, 2010
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The phrase Gung Ho actually is chinese for "work together".

Did you know it was the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps unit known as Carlson's Raiders in World War II?

The VETERANS
Interactive Trunk for Eddie Mike Pope
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Name: Pope, Eddie Mike
Year of Birth: 1925
Current Residence: Mineral Springs, AR
County: Howard County
War Time Duty (MOS): Chief Petty Officer
Branch of Service: US Navy
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Division: USS Arkansas (BB-33)
Regiment: USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS Winslow, USS Wyoming (BB-32), USS Miami (CL-89), LCT-939
Major Engagements: Japan - Chief Boatswain's Mate
Biography: Mr. Pope served aboard the battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33). He experienced combat aboard battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and other ships in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans during the war.



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