Donald Mazzella

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“Spiked It!” by Donald Mazzella

Submitted to Contest #259

World War II and two broken legs were the reasons James Jameson, at 26, was the night editor of the Plainfield Courier News. The draft before Pearl Harbor and the rush of volunteers after the disaster meant earlier promotional opportunities for those still in civilian life.His permanent limp spared him military service when he graduated from Princeton in June 1944. Not the case with his father or brother. The former dusted off his World War I uniform and was now in France with General Patton. His brother flew P51s in the ...

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