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Video by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris
Centenarian reflects on WWII service, Purple Heart
99th Readiness Division
Sept. 28, 2020 | 6:04
Aaron M. Safran was born in Poland in 1919. Following his emigration from Poland in the late 1930s, Safran was drafted into the United States Army in early 1942. After completing Basic Combat Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Pfc. Safran deployed with B Company, 307th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. While serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations, Pfc. Safran earned the Purple Hert Medal for wounds sustained during combat.
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