Today opens with two sailors during the Civil War getting shot at by just about everybody - and as most combat vets will tell you - the bullet with your name on it isn't the one you worry about - it's all those addressed "to whom it may concern."CONNOR, WILLIAM C. Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1832, Pennsylvania. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864. Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Howquah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner Lynx, off Wilmington, 25 September 1864. Performing his duty faithfully under the most...
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..