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May 16, 2020 He doesn't consider himself a hero. He's the only one who doesn't. Wheaton resident William Howard "Howie" Chittenden, who chugged two gallons of water just to reach the weight limit to join the Marines in 1939, spent nearly four years in prisoner of war camps during World War II. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200515/marine-who-spent-4-years-as-pow-approaches-100th-birthday |
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