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and then worked at Santa Fe Railroad in Lubbock. I
took a test for the U.S. Post Office (veterans received
preference points for the exam) and was a Parcel Post
carrier for 17 years and then a Postal Supervisor. I
worked 40 years total at the Lubbock Post Office.”
Wilford and Vera had two children: a son Don and a
daughter Marilyn.

Once again reminiscing about WWII, Wilford sadly
recalled, “I lost my best buddy who was also my
best man at our wedding. His name was Tommy
Vague. His B-24 was shot down during a bombing
run over Ploiesti, Romania.” The centenarian is proud
of his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII and
remembers those brave pilots of the “Mighty Eighth”
and all the other heroes who paid the ultimate price
for our freedom.

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