Something unusual was going on in Baltimore’s Penn station on the afternoon of July 25, 1943. In the frenetic war years, the station was an around- the-clock scene of soldiers and sailors arriving and departing and loved ones greeting with hugs of welcome or farewell. But today was different—there was a wedding planned! In the station! A wedding like no other in the history of the armed forces of the United States….
Penn Station Wedding
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