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Minnesota veteran helped steer history, and told nobody
- Walt Silbaugh was drafted into the U.S. Army in spring 1941 and witnessed several historical events during World War II.
- Silbaugh kept his military service private and rarely discussed it.
- His family pieced together his wartime role through conversations, information from his troops, and documents in storage boxes.
- At Metz, Silbaugh earned the respect of senior military leaders and his troops.
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Minnesota veteran helped steer history, and told nobody
PINE RIVER, Minn. — People rarely recognize historical moments as they are happening, especially when they are in the thick of it. Walt Silbaugh, however, left enough breadcrumbs behind to make his family forever proud. Silbaugh is known in Pine River as the former owner of Silbaugh's Department Store, alongside his wife, Jeannette. But this all started long before that. The Silbaughs moved from South Dakota to Pine River in 1936. "They cut pulp…
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