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panader0

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14. That was a very tough gig in New Guinea and the Solomons.

Mon May 29, 2017, 04:26 PM

May 2017

It was strange to me that my dad fought the Germans and later bought a
Volkswagen and a Mercedes. Nothing made in Japan was allowed in the house.
He was friends with Louie Zamperini in college and never forgave the
Japanese for what they did to him. In high school in Hawaii, I had many
Japanese friends, much to my dad's chagrin. We lived about 100 yards
from the entry of Pearl Harbor and my dad's PACAF Headquarters building
still had the bullet holes

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For Memorial Day: My dad's tombstone. [View all] panader0 May 2017 OP

Thank You & Yours furtheradu May 2017 #1

Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #2

Your dad is a hero GitRDun May 2017 #3

50 bombing missions, 25 from England, 25 in North Africa. panader0 May 2017 #4

My father in law flew bombers (I believe B17's) out of England GitRDun May 2017 #5

Nice tombstone. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #6

My father is in Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island, later joined by my mother. George II May 2017 #7

Where on Long Island? n/t Thanks. busterbrown May 2017 #19

Near Brookhaven on the north shore. George II May 2017 #23

Thanks for posting this, panader0 Ptah May 2017 #8

He's nearby in the cemetary on Ft Huachuca. (Az) panader0 May 2017 #11

I have my father's triangle wooden flag case. Ptah May 2017 #12

That was a very tough gig in New Guinea and the Solomons. panader0 May 2017 #14

Thank you for sharing this with us luvMIdog May 2017 #9

Thank you for posting flibbitygiblets May 2017 #10

Thank you for posting... Ilsa May 2017 #13

My father stunned me one random day calimary May 2017 #15

And you should be proud, my dear calimary... CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #16

Thank you, my dear Peggy! calimary May 2017 #22

RIP Alt-Orange May 2017 #17

Thank you volstork May 2017 #18

Lasting peace to you, Lt. Col. Baker. democrank May 2017 #20

My dad is buried in the Veteran's Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Merchant Marine, WWII secondwind May 2017 #21

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Wow. A pilot. "Never have so many, owed so much, to so few" applegrove May 2017 #25

My dad was also Air Force Lt. Col LeftInTX May 2017 #26