Pearl Harbor survivor: I wasn't brave
By JIM HILLEY
(803) 774-1211
jim@theitem.com
Posted 7/1/14
In 1940, 18-year-old Don Ralph wasn't content to stay down on the family farm. Eager to escape the stern guidance of his father, the restless young man decided joining the Army could be his ticket out of the Kentucky hills.
"My dad was a strict …
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