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Today, September 4, 2020, I
met Jerry Ingram while performing at the piano and singing for the Senior
Living Community. During my performance, I mentioned that I worked for 23
years at Kwajalein. After my performance, Jerry and I started talking
about Kwajalein and I learned Jerry was a tank commander with Marines and he
was in the battle of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. I
informed Jerry I worked at Roi-Namur for more than 8 years out of my 23
years of time at Kwajalein atoll. He provided me a CD that covers much of
the history of his life. He told me he lied to get into the military
and joined then Marines when he was 15. He also told me he was a tank
commander and there were 5 men in each tank. I look forward to performing
there again just to get more time to talk with Jerry in the future.
The following link is about Jerry Ingram and his life:
https://www.patriotfeatures.org/portfolio/jerry-ingram/
(Jerry tank in the video is "Jungle Jim") - Enjoy, Shermie
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