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re: Going through some family history.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:05 am to SportTiger1
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:05 am to SportTiger1
Incredible note from Gene to the family, in what seems like a totally different world. What those guys went thru will never be understood by future generations, not matter how hard we try to explain it. God bless them all. On both sides.
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Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:16 am to Clames
If you need help with any of the items you have check out https://www.usmilitariaforum.com. Probably the largest group of knowledgeable collectors out there.
This post was edited on 1/18/18 at 11:17 am
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:27 am to SportTiger1
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I was shot 5 times with a machine gun, but it is really not as bad as it sounds.
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I will guarantee you the Jap that shot me wont write home to his folks and tell them about it
That man is a fricking bad arse
Greatest Generation
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:00 pm to Tiger Prawn
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That man is a fricking bad arse
Yep
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Greatest Generation
And yep
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:56 pm to SpeckTigerLure
No, in fact we are only just getting into his old foot locker for the first time last night. Known about his connection to Joe Lewis but no idea there was a signed photo (just found a thank you letter for the photograph too) and so much militaria in this chest. I'll post some more photos but its an entire career's worth of documents, from West Point until his retirement.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:56 pm to Tiger Prawn
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That man is a fricking bad arse
He died about a year or 2 before i was born, but according to my mom, he was a stone cold badass. He only stood about 5' 8", but those guys make us look like a bunch of weenies.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:10 pm to Clames
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:15 pm to Clames
He was a career Calvary officer, from horses to mechanization, but mostly horses.
Didn't know he had a taste for scotch.
His father, Gen. B.A. Poore, was heavily involved in the Philippine campaign.
Several of these large Newsmap posters. I'm going to go broke having this stuff properly framed.
This is in amazing condition.
Thank you to Joe Lewis.
There was a DoH.
As a USMA West Point cadet, 3rd from left.
There is so much more and then there is the foot locker of my grandfather to go through. I'm sure like Robinson's, there will be much overlap with the previous generation or two.
Didn't know he had a taste for scotch.
His father, Gen. B.A. Poore, was heavily involved in the Philippine campaign.
Several of these large Newsmap posters. I'm going to go broke having this stuff properly framed.
This is in amazing condition.
Thank you to Joe Lewis.
There was a DoH.
As a USMA West Point cadet, 3rd from left.
There is so much more and then there is the foot locker of my grandfather to go through. I'm sure like Robinson's, there will be much overlap with the previous generation or two.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:20 pm to Clames
Clames, look at my post right above your last.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:21 pm to Clames
Amazing stuff man.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:23 pm to Clames
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BENJAMIN ANDREW POORE was born June 22, 1863, at Center, Alabama. His father, Andrew Poore, then sixty-nine years of age, was a veteran of the War of 1812, having served at Fort Warren in 1814. His grandfather's name appears on Revolutionary records. While he was still an infant, his mother died, and at the age of four "Benny" came with his sister to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to be brought up by his half brother. Educated in the public schools, he went to high school the youngest in his class and graduated at sixteen.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:25 pm to SportTiger1
Damn! He survived Guadalcanal and Bougainville.
All these are awesome! Keep them coming.
My mom showed me my great grandfathers discharge papers from the Army in WWI. He was a cook in the cavalry. Being a Marine I was slightly disappointed he was a cook (sarcasticly) but then I saw Horsemanship on the papers and "fair" was written underneath it. Ahhh, thats why they made him a cook, he was in the cavalry and couldn't ride a damn horse!
All these are awesome! Keep them coming.
My mom showed me my great grandfathers discharge papers from the Army in WWI. He was a cook in the cavalry. Being a Marine I was slightly disappointed he was a cook (sarcasticly) but then I saw Horsemanship on the papers and "fair" was written underneath it. Ahhh, thats why they made him a cook, he was in the cavalry and couldn't ride a damn horse!
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:30 pm to Yammie250F
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Ahhh, thats why they made him a cook, he was in the cavalry and couldn't ride a damn horse!
Hey man, peoples got to eat. Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:02 pm to bbvdd
That is him indeed. Very few online sources have good pictures of the man. I now possess several so I guess I'll have to see if I can get some folks to do a little updating.
This post was edited on 1/18/18 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:09 pm to Clames
Admiral Byrd is someone of note in the history of military aviation. Did not know he had a personal tie to the family.
The writing says "I am signing this in Washington for I am on duty here in operations. I would like to have written you less formally. R.E.B."
This post was edited on 1/18/18 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:13 pm to SportTiger1
Think he and Robinson might have shared similar sentiments about the Japs.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:16 pm to Clames
Hell, i think the word 'Japs' is probably racist these days.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:17 pm to SportTiger1
I have seen Asian members of a golf forum quit the forum because of one use of that word.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:26 pm to Clames
More of Joe Lewis.
I guess I'd better find a wall for this too now.
I guess I'd better find a wall for this too now.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 5:01 pm to Clames
And another wall for this. I haven't found anything close to it yet but I definitely know some of the documents I have touch on the later parts of the American Indian conflicts.
This post was edited on 1/18/18 at 5:02 pm
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