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18 April 1942 - Doolittle Raid
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:48 am
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Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:54 am to blueridgeTiger
My grandfather was on the hornet. Interviewed him for a report back in grade school and recently found it, pretty interesting and glad I never got rid of it.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:57 am to Muice
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My grandfather was on the hornet. Interviewed him for a report back in grade school and recently found it, pretty interesting and glad I never got rid of it.
Is that something you could share?
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:59 am to blueridgeTiger
The B-25 Mitchell is one fine looking airplane.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:08 am to blueridgeTiger
Yeah I’ve been thinking about how I need to type it up electronically (only have a paper copy) will do it later today.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:12 am to Muice
It might be effective to scan the original and post it as an image.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:14 am to Muice
Post it.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:32 am to geauxpurple
Was he on the Hornet at Midway or Santa Cruz Islands?
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:40 am to RPC4LSU
He was on it from Norfolk to the abandon ship order at Santa Cruz.
Unfortunately this report is all the info I got from him. I think he tried to memorialize more of it as he got older but pretty sure his whore wife got rid of all that.
Unfortunately this report is all the info I got from him. I think he tried to memorialize more of it as he got older but pretty sure his whore wife got rid of all that.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:51 am to Muice
Sad to hear someone would get rid of memories and oral histories like your grandfather had.
I am sure you are proud of your grandfather's contributions to fighting the Japs in WWII.
I am sure you are proud of your grandfather's contributions to fighting the Japs in WWII.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 11:20 am to RPC4LSU
Images fixed.
My wedding band is the same one my grandmother gave him when they got married in 1941 and he wore throughout the war. It’s pretty incredible to think about the places it’s been.
My wedding band is the same one my grandmother gave him when they got married in 1941 and he wore throughout the war. It’s pretty incredible to think about the places it’s been.
This post was edited on 4/18/20 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/18/20 at 11:50 am to blueridgeTiger
April 18, 1942*
Posted on 4/18/20 at 11:59 am to Muice
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Muice
Thanks so much for posting that. It's a great tribute to your grandfather and the other men who carried out that mission.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:10 pm to Muice
Man, that is cool as hell...that ought to be in a museum somewhere! 
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:22 pm to Spankum
I’ve got his old footlocker I believe is from his time on PT boats. I tried unsuccessfully to donate it to the WW2 museum a while back. I guess footlockers are a dime a dozen to them.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:27 pm to Muice
Thanks
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:44 pm to Muice
The WWII Museum gets offered a huge amount of personal items and even awards. They can't display everything.
A friend's father was on a Jedburgh team (OSS) in WWII. He parachuted into occupied France AND China.
After he died, his daughter thought it would be nice to his items on display in the city he lived in and offered them to the WWII Museum. Among the items offered were his Silver Star, Purple Heart, a silk "escape" map, and others memorabilia. They'd take it, but wouldn't guarantee it would ever be displayed. She passed on that offer.
A friend's father was on a Jedburgh team (OSS) in WWII. He parachuted into occupied France AND China.
After he died, his daughter thought it would be nice to his items on display in the city he lived in and offered them to the WWII Museum. Among the items offered were his Silver Star, Purple Heart, a silk "escape" map, and others memorabilia. They'd take it, but wouldn't guarantee it would ever be displayed. She passed on that offer.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:48 pm to Muice
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My grandfather was on the hornet. Interviewed him for a report back in grade school and recently found it, pretty interesting and glad I never got rid of it.
That’s awesome. Props to your granddad. The Hornet saw a ton of action early on in the Pacific. I’d love to read what he he had to say. I’m guessing he was a part of her her crew when she went down at the Battle of Santa Cruz?
ETS: I see you’ve already posted it. Thanks!
This post was edited on 4/18/20 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 4/18/20 at 12:53 pm to Muice
That is awesome, thank you for sharing
Posted on 4/18/20 at 1:10 pm to Muice
Wow. Thank you very much for posting this.
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