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On the recordJuly 15, 2002
1941 was a banner year for American baseball and baseball in the American League, as it were. In that year Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 games straight, and Ted Williams batted 406. These are not the important historical facts, although they are great for those of us who follow baseball, but both of them did something extraordinary. Joe DiMaggio, very soon after that wonderful streak, entered the United States Army and served until 1946 as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Army. Ted Williams went into the Air Force, or Army, and served the balance of the war in his branch of the service. Then dramatically twice after that, Ted Williams reported back for duty and served in the Korean conflict. These are the great Americans that we remember and we will continue to remember through the service organizations which we will discuss a little bit later.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania
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Reflecting on the contributions of baseball players Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams during World War II.

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