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Florida, a position he held until retiring in 1968.
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865:"Colonel Hobbs Heads Field Artillery Group"
733:. pp. 1–14 – via west-point.org.
155:61st Field Artillery Regiment (Philippines)
1205:. August 16, 1968. p. 2 (Winter Park)
1026:"Tarkington Retires As Civil Defense Head"
243:Tarkington was born on March 15, 1896, in
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1292:American prisoners of war in World War II
514:, Mexico. Zella Tarkington died in 1978.
211:(March 15, 1896 – October 8, 1996) was a
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1119:"Hiram Wendell Tarkington family tree"
494:Tarkington married Pauletta Anning of
450:to board a ship, which was brought to
430:Tarkington assembled his regiment to
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1197:"Tarkington To Be Hailed At Meeting"
602:"Burial detail: Tarkington, Hiram W"
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366:. His regiment was posted in Bugo,
1267:People from Oxford, North Carolina
1086:"Cupid Indifferent at this Season"
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273:in June 1920. He was promoted to
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401:, afraid of being cutoff as the
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146:24th US Field Artillery Regiment
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1034:. August 31, 1968. p. 13-B
744:Morton, Louis (June 26, 1953).
478:in Florida. He was promoted to
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446:. Later, they were brought to
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173:Battle of Mangima Grand Canyon
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1226:"Social Security Death Index"
1177:. January 16, 1935. p. 5
873:. November 5, 1946. p. 2
777:. November 8, 1945. p. 8
576:"Social Security Death Index"
316:61st Field Artillery Regiment
221:61st Field Artillery Regiment
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845:. August 29, 1945. p. 8
833:"Local Officer is Liberated"
464:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
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1143:United States Census Bureau
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1096:. March 12, 1925. p. 1
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1003:. July 13, 1955. p. 17
956:"Regular Army Retired List"
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797:"Officer Held Jap Prisoner"
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747:The Fall of the Philippines
543:Social Security Death Index
523:Arlington National Cemetery
390:landed on beaches south of
83:Arlington National Cemetery
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843:Orangeburg, South Carolina
813:. June 4, 1943. p. 10
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442:. They were imprisoned in
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935:. July 1, 1950. p. 1
661:"Draft Registration Card"
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310:. Tarkington was sent to
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219:known for commanding the
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666:Selective Service System
249:Citadel Military College
209:Hiram Wendell Tarkington
1170:The Tacoma Daily Ledger
407:103rd Infantry Regiment
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1138:"United States Census"
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923:"Heads State District"
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838:The Times and Democrat
802:The Times and Democrat
770:The Times and Democrat
713:– via fold3.com.
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388:Imperial Japanese Army
331:Visayas-Mindanao Force
320:61st Infantry Division
245:Oxford, North Carolina
55:Oxford, North Carolina
1054:"Miss Anning Married"
508:Jacksonville, Florida
329:Further information:
324:Bradford G. Chynoweth
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277:in April 1931 and to
110:Years of service
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1031:St. Petersburg Times
705:. 1948. p. 1789
547:Orange Park, Florida
403:81st Field Artillery
358:sunk upon hitting a
198:Director of Florida
967:. 1965. p. 758
903:. 1953. p. 736
727:Tarkington, Hiram.
640:. 1937. p. 693
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1175:Tacoma, Washington
1090:Lawton News-Review
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632:U.S. Army Register
496:Tacoma, Washington
378:Combat in Mindanao
291:lieutenant colonel
217:United States Army
104:United States Army
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