Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Also Served During WWII
September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Also Served During WWII
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Throughout center fielder Joe DiMaggio's years with the New York Yankees, 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1951, the team won nine World Series championships, and DiMaggio set a record for the longest hitting streak -- 56 games from May 15 to July 16, 1941, a record still unbroken by any Major League Baseball pl . . .
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Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Also Served During WWII
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Throughout center fielder Joe DiMaggio's years with the New York Yankees, 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1951, the team won nine World Series championships, and DiMaggio set a record for the longest hitting streak -- 56 games from May 15 to July 16, 1941, a record still unbroken by any Major League Baseball pl . . .