DUTCH HUNTER VETERANS.....

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Yes Az, along with a million others. Startd with the Guadacanal campaign on Aug 11 42.

 

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[dog the treasure hunter]

If you guys got any photos of you in your GI issue,id enjoy seeing them. Thanks for your service.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

err sanity Joe ?

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Dog, I was a swab job naval air during the war, master horizontal bombardier, attended USAF cadet flying school after the war front row, third from he left "the runt"

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[TEGlover]

Real de Tayopa,

Back in the dark ages when I was in high school my senior year we had an English teacher, Mr. Smith. Well we were all seniors and full of ourselves...you know take no prisoners and Katie bar the door. The first day of class Mr. Smith made a point of pronouncing every student's name correctly. Some commented that was the first time their name had been said right the first time. Mr. Smith said it was something he took pride in and -- I don't remember how -- a reference was made by him to all the different names he knew in the service. One thing lead to another and someone asked if he had been in the service. Well yes, he was former Marine, started on Guadalcanal. The room took it in and from that day to the end of the year all we full of ourselves seniors said "yes Mr. Smith", "no Mr. Smith". It wasn't fear so much (although ...) it was respect! By the way he was one heck of a teacher. I've never forgotten him!

TE Glover