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05 Nov

I DID NOT SPEAK OF MY WARTIME EXPERIENCES FOR OVER 65 YEARS

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“I was blown up by a 4.2 mortar in September 1944 at a secret base in the Sahara Desert.

It was a horrible mess and many were killed. It was considered “friendly fire” and kept quiet. We all had to sign an oath to never talk about his for 65 years. I was in a coma for 3 1/2 months. When I finally awakened I was at the 7th station hospital in Oran, Africa. I must have landed on my head as I lost my hearing, my voice and had a mini-stroke.
I was later transferred to an Algerian Hospital and then to a Liberty ship to Italy. While in route, we were struck by a German submarine. I woke up in the 9th General Hospital and was transferred on a hospital ship to Staten Island and then to Atlantic City and the old Tremor Hotel, which had been converted into an Army hospital.

I was discharged on May 25, 1945 with 100% disability, which with a slow and partial recovery was reduced to 80%.”
~ Robert P. Hunt, WWII Veteran

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