World War II veteran reminisces on experiences

Friday, April 8, 2011

Malcolm Patterson was born in 1921 in Yellville, Ark. From there he ended up serving with the Coast Guard out of Maine during World War II as the only Southerner on his boat. He later volunteered to go to the west coast to help deliver troops to Guadalcanal and was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II.

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