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Home Town Leadmine
Date of Passing Feb 24, 1978
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PFC PAUL DOVE WORKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER LIVING IN LEADMINE, TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE 86TH FIGHTER WING, USAAF. PFC DOVE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC FROM 20 APRIL 1944 UNTIL 20 NOVEMBER 1945. ON 3 DECEMBER 1945 PFC DOVE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. PAUL DOVE PASSED AWAY IN MIAMI, FLORIDA ON 24 FBRUARY 1978.
Description (Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.
