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987:Carter
751:1952;
729:Notes
723:Title
638:, and
608:, and
511:Falcon
509:After
492:Mutual
320:Mutual
267:Awards
194:branch
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130:Spouse
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63:, U.S.
1019:Year
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726:Role
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668:Death
662:Texas
473:above
412:Radio
397:Burma
393:Bhamo
383:as a
304:then
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1471:IMDb
1447:ISBN
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1249:1962
1228:1960
1216:1959
1186:1955
1174:1954
1164:1952
1154:1951
1121:1950
1100:1948
1078:1947
1066:1943
1056:1942
1030:1941
1025:Ref
932:1962
914:1961
896:1958
878:1957
771:1953
734:1949
696:and
564:and
461:Nora
430:and
367:Army
232:Unit
217:Rank
160:Lisa
69:Died
43:Born
1478:at
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684:in
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490:on
468:CBS
445:'s
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306:CBS
302:NBC
294:on
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