Earl McClung

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Earl Ervin “One Lung” McClung (April 27, 1923 – November 27, 2013) was an American Army non-commissioned officer and World War II veteran. He served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and was one of the original members of the company trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Born on the Colville Indian Reservation in northeastern Washington, McClung grew up in Inchelium and was a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in February 1943 and volunteered for the airborne forces. After...