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Following His Father’s Footsteps

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100-year-old WWII Navy Veteran Bill DeGeneres

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100-year-old Bill DeGeneres of Rio Rancho, NM appears on episode #832 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 6-11, 2024. Born in Louisiana and raised in southern California, DeGeneres enlisted in the Navy at age 17 in 1941 and served throughout World War II.

Bill DeGeneres during World War II. For more photos, visit the Hometown Heroes facebook page.

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    […] If you missed the first part of Bill’s story, featuring his childhood memories from southern California, his decision to enlist in the Navy at age 17, and his early memories as a corpsman with the 3rd Marine Division, you can listen to all of that on episode #832 of Hometown Heroes here. […]

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