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. AV ji_ 1. WW Il Veteran LeVant Bender is originally from Clarence,New York. , *to,
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¢ 2. In 1944, at the age of 17, Mr. Bender entered boot camp at Sampson,New York. V *
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X I_ 3. On his 18th birthday he received his orders to report to the USS Tarzan at the New 1 i
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� 5. He served as a Storekeeper Third Class and was stationed along the English Chanel. '
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7. Afterwards his orders were to report to Warwick Rhode Island to board the newest ship 1!...141
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Ii ''•i, 8. He remained a Storekeeper Third Class on the ship until his discharge in 1947. "
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i� �i' 9. LeVant Bender will be celebrating his 100th birthday on June 6, 2026. dal „-
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iv`• f_ NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, St. Lucie County hereby recognizes 1 ii:�
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