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VEO MERLE INGRAM
Born: November 26, 1916
Seaman First Class, United States Naval Reserve
USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41)
New Mexico-class battleship, commissioned December 18, 1917
Date of Enlistment: January 7, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Hazelton, Idaho
Date of Loss
: November 20, 1943
Killed in Action
during the bombardment of Makin islands while
participating in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign.
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