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WWII vet went to a Navy recruiting office after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Retired Professor Ray Broussard was recently in an article in the Oconee Enterprise. Dr. Broussard taught US History for many years in the History Department at UGA.

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In December 1941 in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, then-15-year-old Ray Broussard walked to the nearest naval recruiting office, where the lines were two blocks long. At that young of an age, Broussard had graduated high school early but was denied the opportunity to enlist due to his poor eyesight. Two…

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