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Mitchell Paige tells the story of His Medal of Honor action.
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1421:"Col. Mitchell Paige Middle School – School Name"
1248:"Local retired Marine to be re-created by Hasbro, Inc"
1005:"Col. Mitchell Paige, Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies"
422:. The Marine Corps’ World War II Commandant, General
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1634:"Congressional Medal of Honor Society website"
1035:[The Biggest Marine – Serbian Pejić].
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1614:United States Army Center of Military History
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968:United States Army Center of Military History
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1448:"Museum Provides A Glimpse Into The Past"
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1642:"Paige talks about his Medal of Honor"
1195:Douglas Sterner (November 15, 2003).
1073:Savić, Dubravka (February 18, 2006).
1003:Bernstein, Adam (November 18, 2003).
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1197:"Home Of Heroes Mitch Paige Website"
931:Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School
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537:On November 15, 2003, Paige died of
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896:In 1999, A Golden Palm Star on the
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1456:. Olean, New York. Archived from
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1586:"Colonel Mitchell Paige website"
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377:Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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1285:"News from our SNCO Academies"
1100:"Colonel Mitchell Paige, USMC"
1031:Ciric, Dragan (May 11, 2008).
806:National Defense Service Medal
790:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
774:American Defense Service Medal
471:2nd Recruit Training Battalion
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984:United States Marine Corps
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898:Palm Springs Walk of Stars
856:UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
832:United Nations Korea Medal
799:World War II Victory Medal
757:Presidential Unit Citation
405:Battle for Henderson Field
228:United States Marine Corps
168:2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
135:United States Marine Corps
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1129:Paige, Mitchell (1975).
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1160:San Francisco Chronicle
1041:Independent daily Vesti
878:Other awards and honors
845:Medal of Honor citation
785:American Campaign Medal
467:Platoon Leader's Course
424:Alexander A. Vandegrift
350:Philadelphia Navy Yards
255:Charleroi, Pennsylvania
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1385:Robert Edward Femoyer
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493:San Bruno, California
322:Mare Island Navy Yard
243:Battle of Guadalcanal
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1133:A Marine Named Mitch
946:Eldred, Pennsylvania
925:On May 2, 2006, the
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752:Combat Action Ribbon
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528:A Marine Named Mitch
522:Later life and death
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362:Culebra, Puerto Rico
358:Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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769:China Service Medal
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312:. While aboard the
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