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TSGT Billie D. Babb, U.S. Navy & U.S. Air Force

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 TSGT   Billie "Bill" Doris Babb U.S. Navy & U.S. Airforce World War II, Korean War, & Vietnam War Granduncle Billie D. Babb courtesy of Mary Babb Brooks. Fold3.com - WWII Draft Card. Bill Babb in uniform with his niece, Barbara. Courtesy of Family.  After his service he was a successful businessman who owned horses and rented them out to riders. Courtesy of Ancestry.com. Courtesy Ancestry.com.

Lt. Commander William John Bunting, USNR

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  Lt. Commander William John Bunting U.S. Naval Reserve (Volunteer) World War II & Korean War 1903 - 1971 Serial Number: 118036 1920s - Bachelor's of Arts in Chemistry & Philosophy. 1930s - Insurance investigator and fire insurance. 1941 - Age 38, Assistant District Intelligence Officer for the Forth Naval District in Philadelphia.  1943 - Company Commander for Beach Battalion School. 1944 - South Pacific loading officer and Navy Fire Marshall at Advance Naval Base in Tulagi, British Solomon Islands and Noumena, New Caledonia. 1945 - Lt. Commander Naval Hospital Philadelphia Insurance & Benefits & War Bonds Officer. 1951 - Reactivated to serve in the Korean War for the Forth Naval District Intelligence Office. 1953 - Patient at Philadelphia Naval Hospital. 1962 - Discharged.