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Thaxter Spencer; insurance VP served Navy in two wars

Thaxter Spencer served in World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Navy as a captain and was a retired vice president of New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston. Thaxter Spencer served in World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Navy as a captain and was a retired vice president of New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston. (US Navy)
By Gloria Negri
Globe Staff / August 3, 2009

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Tales of the Navy career of Thaxter P. Spencer during and after World War II persist in oral and written histories and in the minds and hearts of his family, friends, and former shipmates. (Full article: 1161 words)

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