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This day in baseball: DiMaggio enlists

Posted: February 17, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |2 Comments

On February 17, 1943, Joe DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces without notifying the Yankees.  Reportedly, DiMaggio requested that he receive no special treatment.  In spite of this, he spent most of his time in the Army playing baseball, as did many other big league stars.

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2 Comments on “This day in baseball: DiMaggio enlists”

  1. wkkortas says:
    February 17, 2016 at 11:19 am

    Do you think Brian Cashman dreams about A-Rod enlisting without his knowledge, like, every night?

    Reply

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