Tom Saffell
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Saffell grew up in [[Etowah, Tennessee]],"Tom Saffell", http://bioproj.sabr.org., ''The Baseball Biography Project'', 2001, Page 2. playing sports, especially fast-pitch softball. His team won the state tournament and played in a national tournament in [[Detroit]]. After completing high school in 1940, Saffell enrolled at [[Maryville College]], where he injured his knee playing football. Saffell signed as a baseball player in 1941 with the Newport Canners in the [[Appalachian League]], but reinjured his knee and was released. He tried out with the Kingsport Cherokees, but was cut after two weeks because of a sore knee, playing 23 games in all while hitting .231.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=saffel001tho |title=Tom Saffell Minor League Statistics & History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-20}} |
Saffell grew up in [[Etowah, Tennessee]],"Tom Saffell", http://bioproj.sabr.org., ''The Baseball Biography Project'', 2001, Page 2. playing sports, especially fast-pitch softball. His team won the state tournament and played in a national tournament in [[Detroit]]. After completing high school in 1940, Saffell enrolled at [[Maryville College]], where he injured his knee playing football. Saffell signed as a baseball player in 1941 with the Newport Canners in the [[Appalachian League]], but reinjured his knee and was released. He tried out with the Kingsport Cherokees, but was cut after two weeks because of a sore knee, playing 23 games in all while hitting .231.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=saffel001tho |title=Tom Saffell Minor League Statistics & History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-20}} |
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Saffell returned home and worked for a railroad until serving in World War II. He enlisted with the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] in late 1942 and joined them in 1943. Saffell flew 61 missions over Europe in a [[P-47 Thunderbolt]], and was discharged in 1946. |
Saffell returned home and worked for a railroad until serving in [[World War II]]. He enlisted with the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] in late 1942 and joined them in 1943. Saffell flew 61 missions over Europe in a [[P-47 Thunderbolt]], and was discharged in 1946. He received six awards of the [[Air Medal]] for his service.{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143825240?objectPage=17 |title=Air Force Award Cards [Air Medal] |date=June 17, 1945 |website=U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |publisher=U.S. Air Force |access-date=2026-04-24}} |
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==Career synopsis== |
==Career synopsis== |
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