Military Service
| Theodore Samuel Williams | |
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Williams being sworn into the military on May 22, 1942. |
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| Born | August 30, 1918 San Diego, California |
| Died | July 5, 2002 Inverness, Florida |
| Place of burial | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1942-1946, 1952-53 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
| Other work | Baseball player |
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Famous quotes containing the words military and/or service:
“Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military conscripts of Napoleon the Great? Or the frozen peasants of the Russian Czar? No—we are the free born sons of America; the citizens of the only republic now existing in the world; and the only people on earth who possess rights, liberties, and property which they dare call their own.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“A man’s real faith is never contained in his creed, nor is his creed an article of his faith. The last is never adopted. This it is that permits him to smile ever, and to live even as bravely as he does. And yet he clings anxiously to his creed, as to a straw, thinking that that does him good service because his sheet anchor does not drag.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)