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Steve Hall - Korean War

Steve Hall, a musician with the Illinois National Guard at the dawn of the Korean War, served as a mortar platoon leader in the 40th Division once deployed to Korea in the last year of the war. Hall was wounded during the war and awarded the Silver Star for heroism.

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Steve Hall started the war in the Illinois Army National Guard, assigned to the 44th Army Band, and trained at Camp Cooke, California in the Spring of 1952. The band was broken up once they reached Korea.

Where:
Camp Cooke, California

When:
Spring 1952

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