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  • 91Leonard C. Brostrom — Infobox Military Person name= Leonard C. Bostrom born= died= death date|1944|10|28 placeofbirth= Preston, Idaho placeofdeath= Leyte, Philippines placeofburial= caption= PFC. Leonard C. Brostrom nickname= allegiance= United States of America… …

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  • 92List of Wild Arms 2 characters — This is a list of characters in the PlayStation RPG Wild Arms 2. Those listed are those who are in some way relevant to the primary plot. They are broken down into three main categories (the three factions in the game): ARMS, a small military… …

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  • 93William Wylie Galt — Infobox Military Person name=William Wylie Galt born=birth date|1919|12|19 died=death date and age|1944|5|29|1919|12|19 placeofbirth=Geyser, Montana placeofdeath=Villa Crocetta, Italy placeofburial= caption= nickname= allegiance=United States of… …

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  • 94Franklin, Benjamin — born Jan. 17, 1706, Boston, Mass. died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. American statesman, scientist, philosopher, and publisher. He was apprenticed at age 12 to his brother, a local printer. He taught himself to write effectively, and in …

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  • 95Grenville, Sir Richard — ▪ English naval commander born June 15, 1542 died September 1591       colourful and daring English naval commander who fought heroically, against overwhelming odds, in a celebrated encounter with a Spanish fleet off Flores Island in the Azores.… …

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  • 96Battle of Arnhem — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Arnhem partof=Operation Market Garden caption=The Arnhem road bridge on 19 September, showing signs of the 2nd Battalions defence on the northern ramp. date= September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944… …

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  • 97Pappy Boyington — Infobox Military Person name= Gregory Boyington born= birth date|1912|12|4 died= death date and age|1988|1|11|1912|12|4 placeofbirth= Coeur d Alene, Idaho placeofdeath= Fresno, California placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery caption= World… …

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  • 98Giovanni Giustiniani — Longo (Latin: Ioannes Iustinianus Longus, died 1453) was a Genoese captain during the Middle Ages and protostrator [ [http://books.google.ru/books?id=BDtiMmArKaAC pg=PA231 lpg=PA231 dq=Giovanni+Giustiniani+protostrator source=web ots=VZYeARzP u… …

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  • 99Battle of Wizna — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Wizna caption=Positions prior to the battle |partof=Invasion of Poland date=September 7 – September 10, 1939 place=Wizna, near Łomża, Poland result=German victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=… …

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  • 100Elizabeth Bacon Custer — (April 8, 1842 April 6, 1933) was the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. After his death, she became an outspoken advocate forher husband s legacy. Custer s portrayal as a gallant fallen hero and the glory of Custer’s Last Stand that were… …

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