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D-Day related; Found the coolest item at my grandparents estate sale
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:58 pm
I was able to go today (sale starts tomorrow) and pick out things that I'd like to have.
My grandfather was a pilot on D-Day (One of a few Americans that flew with the British Royal Air Force; he flew 13 sorties that day) over Normandy. I found the Catholic Prayer Missal that was given "men of our armed forces" ... it has him name, number and a date which I assume is the date of either issue or commissioning.
I have no idea if he had this with him as he flew his missions but I'm so proud to have it.
I know ... csb ...
My grandfather was a pilot on D-Day (One of a few Americans that flew with the British Royal Air Force; he flew 13 sorties that day) over Normandy. I found the Catholic Prayer Missal that was given "men of our armed forces" ... it has him name, number and a date which I assume is the date of either issue or commissioning.
I have no idea if he had this with him as he flew his missions but I'm so proud to have it.
I know ... csb ...
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Posted on 6/8/16 at 12:59 pm to tiger91
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:01 pm to tiger91
When going through my grandfather's belongings I found a swastika flag he must have taken off of nazi soldier.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:01 pm to Navajo61490
Pic? That sounds cool
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:02 pm to tiger91
Good find!!
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:03 pm to tiger91
That is an actually very cool story.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:03 pm to unclejhim
I can't believe no one in the family wanted it. His leather pilots skull cap and medals are in a shadow box somewhere with a pic of him in his leather bomber jacket .. guess my Aunt has it but I was crying when I found this.
I'll see if I can post pics in a bit.
I'll see if I can post pics in a bit.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:05 pm to tiger91
His name was Robert Adams and he is in the 3rd and 4th pic
We all know D-Day happened a day late BUT if it had gone as scheduled my grandfather would NOT have been flying as he was in sick bay with inner ear problems that cleared up just in time.
He wrote this in a letter to my grandmother on June 13.
"I'll never forget the spectacle of D-Day. It was thrilling and did we have a grandstand seat. Seeing the firing at dawn was a rare and beautiful sight. The whole import behind it was thrilling. I felt so proud and so happy, just to look under my wing to right or left, and see the ghostly outlines of ships in the half light, blasting away at shore installations. To us who had waited so long, it was the beginning of our return home." June 13, 1944
(NONE of us knew wrote like this and my Aunt had NEVER seen this letter before)
We all know D-Day happened a day late BUT if it had gone as scheduled my grandfather would NOT have been flying as he was in sick bay with inner ear problems that cleared up just in time.
He wrote this in a letter to my grandmother on June 13.
"I'll never forget the spectacle of D-Day. It was thrilling and did we have a grandstand seat. Seeing the firing at dawn was a rare and beautiful sight. The whole import behind it was thrilling. I felt so proud and so happy, just to look under my wing to right or left, and see the ghostly outlines of ships in the half light, blasting away at shore installations. To us who had waited so long, it was the beginning of our return home." June 13, 1944
(NONE of us knew wrote like this and my Aunt had NEVER seen this letter before)
This post was edited on 6/8/16 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:11 pm to tiger91
Congrats. One of mine landed on Normandy, the other worked on the Manhatan Project. No cool mementos. You are lucky!!!
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:22 pm to tiger91
Can we see a picture or nah?
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:24 pm to tiger91
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We all know D-Day happened a day late BUT if it had gone as scheduled my grandfather would NOT have been flying as he was in sick bay with inner ear problems that cleared up just in time.
Destiny
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:25 pm to tiger91
Congrats on finding these things.
After my grandfather died, we found a bin full of letters that both he and his brother had written home to their grandmother. It was funny, because they were both written in a similar fashion to your grandfather's. They just wrote like that back then.
Serious fricking heroes though, all of them. I hope you had some good times with your grandfather.
After my grandfather died, we found a bin full of letters that both he and his brother had written home to their grandmother. It was funny, because they were both written in a similar fashion to your grandfather's. They just wrote like that back then.
Serious fricking heroes though, all of them. I hope you had some good times with your grandfather.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:26 pm to Halftrack
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the other worked on the Manhatan Project. No cool mementos
I don't think I'd wasn't a memento from that grandfather. Unless you have a lead box.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:29 pm to CCTider
Super find. Save it for future generationss
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:30 pm to tiger91
Very cool. I was just going through my grandfather's WW2 stuff earlier this week. We found some paperwork that allowed him to bring a captured German Luger home but we dont know what ever happened to it.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:32 pm to tiger91
csb.
My grandfather flew for the RCAF and has a letter signed by Queen Elisabeth
My grandfather flew for the RCAF and has a letter signed by Queen Elisabeth
This post was edited on 6/8/16 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:32 pm to tiger91
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csb
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:36 pm to YeahYeah
quote:
When going through my grandfather's belongings I found a swastika flag he must have taken off of nazi soldier.
or he was a nazi
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:36 pm to tiger91
Awesome man!
Who down votes this by the way??
Who down votes this by the way??
Posted on 6/8/16 at 1:38 pm to YeahYeah
quote:
When going through my grandfather's belongings I found a swastika flag he must have taken off of nazi soldier.
Plot twist: your grandfather was a nazi
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