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re: My Finds from the Dallas Gun Show...
Posted on 1/27/21 at 6:38 pm to chinhoyang
Posted on 1/27/21 at 6:38 pm to chinhoyang
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Dad flew the USMC Privateer (Marine version of the B-24, PB4Y-1) towards the end of WWII (he was 19). As the war wound down and after it ended, the Marines converted one of the planes to a VIP transport plane. So, Dad flew one of Adm. Nimitz flight legs home after the surrender. He flew around a ton of prominent Admirals and Marine Generals (Howlin' Mad Smith, Chesty Puller, etc.). Each signed a "short snorter" that Dad had. Unfortunately, shitty people over the years removed many of the autographed bills, leaving me with Holland Smith's (along with some lesser know Lt. Generals) signed bill and another bill with a bunch of Admirals but I cannot discern the signatures.
I have Dad's flight logs, but unfortunately there are some blanks which I assume (and Dad confirmed) are where the flights were "secret."
That's a lot to be in command of at 19...
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Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:01 pm to Texas Ram
Wrong ammo for a Garand. That is for the M1 Carbine.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:12 pm to WWII Collector
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Ad from Life magazine. Remember the Letter from Christmas. For some reason Halftrack Anti Aircraft is crossing my life for some reason.
The whole premise of their ad is wrong. That vehicle is the T12/M3 Gun Motor Carriage. Basically it’s an M3 half track with a 75mm antitank gun. It was used by tank destroyer battalions until better tank destroyers like the M10, M18, and M36 came along. And it for sure didn’t have sufficient elevation to try and shoot at an aircraft.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:19 pm to The Boat
You want to buy a WWII German wool motorcycle trench coat?
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