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CCC at 14, Okinawa at 18, then 45 years with Arkansas Power and Light: Navy seaman Thomas Dew

Summary by Texarkana Today
Thomas Dew was 14 when he lied about his age to get into the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. The government paid him $27 a month to plant trees and fight forest fires on the north shore of Lake Superior. He kept $5 and sent $22 home to his father’s farm in Arkansas. He was […]
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Texarkana Today broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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