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Show Navy-minded family was In earo est when he asked the recruiter in charge of the Fort Dodge Re. cruiting Station, if there wasn't some place in the Navy that he FAMILY AFFAIR Eay Hart Patten enlisted with the second contingent of the November Nov-ember quota of first enlistments for the state of Iowa. He is the sixth brother in the Navy from this family. Five of Ray's brothers are stationed sta-tioned on the U. S. S. NEVADA, they are Gilbert 27; Marvin, 25; Clarence, 23; Allen 22; and Ted, 20 There are two more brothers at home, Bruce, 16, and Wayne, 14 who are also Navy-minded and are waiting to become of age so they too may Join their brothers. broth-ers. Mr. Patten, the father of this |