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                                            To the right, 
                                            unknown man. According to veterans 
                                            I have interviewed, this soldier's 
                                            name was possibly Stanley Putt. 
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                            Starlin Harry Hughes, Vincent Z. Whaley's 
                                            grandfather, served with the 47th 
                                            "Raiders" Infantry Regiment 
                                            in the 9th "Octofoil" Infantry 
                                            Division during World War II. Hughes 
                                            served in seven of the 9th Infantry 
                                            Division's eight campaigns. 
                                             
                                            Following my grandfather's death on 
                                            June 11, 1994  exactly 50 years 
                                            to the day when he stepped ashore 
                                            Utah Beach in Normandy, France  
                                            I began researching his wartime steps 
                                            and interviewing veterans for a book 
                                            on the 9th Infantry Division during 
                                            World War II. 
                                             
                                            While my grandfather could never speak 
                                            of his role in the Second World War, 
                                            I sent copies from his photo collection 
                                            during the war to several veterans 
                                            in the hopes they could help me identify 
                                            the men in the pictures. 
                                             
                                            I am still attempting to identify 
                                            the men in the following photographs 
                                            and obtain more information about 
                                            their relationships with my late grandfather, 
                                            Starlin H. Hughes. 
                                             
                                            If you or your family recognize any 
                                            of the men in these photographs, please 
                                            contact Vincent Z. Whaley at tributes@whaley-computer-consulting.com. 
                                            Thank you! 
                                             
                                             
                                            
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