{"id":19461,"date":"2023-09-08T05:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T05:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=19461"},"modified":"2024-01-21T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T09:18:22","slug":"gaffin-merton-eugene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/army\/gaffin-merton-eugene\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaffin, Merton Eugene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"name\">Merton Eugene Gaffin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Corporal, Royal Corps of Signals<br>18th Div. 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