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Harl Pease Jr.
Harl Pease Jr. (April 10, 1917 – October 8, 1942) was a United States Army Air Corps officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during World War II. He was the namesake for Pease Air Force Base, now Pease Air National Guard Base. Biography Pease was born and raised in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and graduated from Tilton School, a college-preparatory school. He then attended the University of New Hampshire, where he became a brother of Theta Chi fraternity. In 1939, he graduated with a degree in business administration and enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Corps. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1940 and awarded pilot rating upon completion of flight training at Kelly Field Annex, Kelly Field, Texas. Pease was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group (19th BG) as a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, B-17 pilot at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque Army Air Base, and in October 1941 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth is a rural New England town, town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. It has a unique role as the economic, medical, commercial, and cultural center for the predominantly rural Plymouth, NH Labor Market Area. Plymouth is located at the confluence of the Pemigewasset River, Pemigewasset and Baker River (New Hampshire), Baker rivers and sits at the foot of the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains. The town's population was 6,682 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is home to Plymouth State University, Speare Memorial Hospital, and Plymouth Regional High School. The town's main center, where 4,730 people resided at the 2020 census (three-quarters of whom are college student age), is defined as the Plymouth (CDP), New Hampshire, Plymouth census-designated place (CDP), and is located along U.S. Route 3, south of the confluence of the Baker and Pemigewasset rivers. Plymouth Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
