Earl mcclung biography
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Earl McClung was born April 27, 1924 in Ichellem, WA.
Like his drivers license tells he is 3/8 Indian. The license was issued by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservates. His mother was part Lake Indian.
Like so many other during that period he grew up in a poor family.
Earl mcclung biography
It was difficult to find work. They raised cattle and grew everything that grew and was eatable. He went to school on horseback.
In 1943 he enlisted the Army just before he finished High School. He trained at Ft. Bragg and choose for the paratroopers because of the extra 50 dollars.
He didn't even know what the paratroopers was all about.
He remembers vividly the training.
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7 Days a week from early morning 7 till 6 in the afternoon. Intensive. Running, obstacle course, weight lifting and two time a day one half hour pause to eat.
He told me that during that period he was so skinny that he had to stand up twice to get a shade on the groun