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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

World War II Hero of the Minor Leagues

Lou Vann

Date and Place of Birth: 1913
Date and Place of Death: May 18, 1944 Pacific
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Second Base
Rank: Unknown
Military Unit: United States Marine Corps
Area Served: Pacific Theater of Operations

Lou Vann was born Louis G Varanese in 1913. His minor league baseball career began in 1933 and continued until 1939.

In 1940, Vann joined the famous House of David traveling baseball team and became a key member of that squad for the next two years, becoming an integral part of their renowned "pepper game" and juggling act.

Lou Vann served with the Marines in the southwest Pacific during the war and was killed in action on May 18, 1944.

Added September 19, 2006

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