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Unnamed veteran recounts WWII service; court official says case will be dismissed and $50 donation will honor veteran
Summary
During a Municipal Court of Providence hearing, an unnamed veteran described serving in the Pacific during World War II. A court official said the case would be dismissed with no payment required and that a $50 donation from Anthony Christianson will be used to honor the veteran's service.
An unnamed veteran appearing before the Municipal Court of Providence recounted joining the U.S. Navy underage and serving in multiple Pacific battles during World War II, and a court official said the court would dismiss the case and require no payment.
The veteran told the court, “I joined the Navy when I was 16 years old. I went up to Federal Hill, Holy Ghost Church. I got my birth certificate. I forged it. I made myself 17 years old, and I went down to the recruiting station.” The veteran later described fighting at Iwo Jima and other Pacific engagements: “Every battle that was in The Pacific, I was there.”
A court official (unnamed in the transcript) said the matter would not go on the veteran’s record and that the court would not require payment. “I would dismiss your case outright anyway. You know, I would dismiss it. It's not gonna go on your record, but I'm not gonna I'm not gonna have you pay anything of this,” the court official said. The same official said a $50 check sent by Anthony Christianson — identified in the transcript as from Panhandle, Texas — would be used “to honor him and his service as a veteran.”
The exchange in court combined the veteran’s account of his wartime service with the court official’s verbal disposition of the case. The transcript records no formal written order in the excerpt provided, and no names for the two speakers were given beyond the donor name Anthony Christianson. The court official also said the veteran received letters and checks from other veterans intended “to help other veterans.”
No statutory citations, docket number, or written judgment appear in the transcript excerpt. The record provided does not state whether a written dismissal was filed or whether any court clerk entries will follow. The transcript does not specify the underlying charges or how the donation will be processed administratively.
The court exchange concluded with the veteran recounting the intensity of Iwo Jima, saying that invasion “was terrible” and that it cost more Marine lives than other engagements the speaker had seen.
