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Ollen Hunt was born in McLemoresville Tennessee July 25, 1923, the youngest of 11 children. While serving in the Civilian Conservation Corp he attained the rank of Mess Sergeant. When the CCCs was disbanded Ollen was drafted into the US Army 92nd Infantry Division, E Company, 370 Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers) where he saw action in Florence, Poe Valley, and other front line battles in Italy until the war ended on May 8, 1945. After the war he was shipped to France and then to occupied Germany. Ollen returned to the United States in 1957 and retired at Fort Lewis in 1963. Northwest Airlines brought Ollen and his family to Anchorage, Alaska in 1964. After leaving the airline he operated several food service businesses and a clothing store. Ollen still lives in Anchorage with his wife of 50 years.

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