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STORIES OF THE MEN
Klatt, George Staat,
Plt. Sgt

Klatt,
George
Staat,
Plt.
Sgt
was
originally
from
Illinois
according
to
my
log,
he
was
Gun
Capt.
of
Mount
#2 1.1
AA gun
platform
during
general
quarters
located
on
the
port
side,
same
deck
as
my
GQ
station
on
mount
one
starboard
side.
He
had
been
in
the
Corps
for
16
years
and
was
very
bitter
at
his
family,
when
dying
from
wounds
Egan
asked
hom
for
his
sister's
address
so
he
could
write
her,
Klatt
said
"F--k
her
she
didn't
care
when
I
was
alive
so
in
death
F--k
her!!"
You
might
confirm
this
with
Egan
but
I
believe
he
was
and
Old
China
Marine,
most
Marines
who
had
duty
their
developed
a
psycho
type
of
condition
that
was
known
as
being
'Asiatic'
I am
not
talking
about
the
part
of
the
Corps
that
went
into
China
at
the
close
of
WWII
but
the
"Panay"
era
and
earlier
duty
periods.
They
were
definitely
a
different
breed
of
cat!!
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