Howard Hawkins
Howard Hawkins: served in WWII and Korea. He was one of only a few survivors aboard a ship sunk by the enemy in WWII. He was badly burned because the oil on the water was burning. The ranking officer gave him the task of compiling a list of survivors. He forgot to put his own name on the list, so his family was notified of his death. When he realized his mistake, he pawned his watch to pay for a postage stamp so he could write his family and tell them he was OK. He was in an army hospital in Hot Springs for many months recovering from his burns, and received skin grafts. He retired from the army before he was sent to Vietnam. Howard Hawkins was my uncle.

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