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I thought you might like to see a photo that I did of my fathers accumulated "stuff"
from his time in the pacific. He was assigned to Shore Patrol on a small island in the northern part of the Phillipines. His stories never fail to amaze me. 17 years old, 10,000 miles from home. He told me that he saw them pile up P.T. Boats, at the end of the war, in a harbor, and burn every one of them. That there were piles of flight jackets burned on the beach....it really brought tears to his eyes. When he shipped back to the United States, he disassembled his Thompson, stowed it in his duffle bag. When they entered SanFrancisco bay, all personnel were ordered on deck with their gear/ duffels for a general inspection. He told me that the fantail of the ship was crowded with men tossing grenades, rifles, pistols and one man tossing a bazooka overboard. Needless to say, his Tommy Gun is now at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay, the inspection....never happened.
I made a big print for him, and gave it to him for Christmas.
It really is amazing what our fathers went thru.
Stroodle
I thought you might like to see a photo that I did of my fathers accumulated "stuff"
from his time in the pacific. He was assigned to Shore Patrol on a small island in the northern part of the Phillipines. His stories never fail to amaze me. 17 years old, 10,000 miles from home. He told me that he saw them pile up P.T. Boats, at the end of the war, in a harbor, and burn every one of them. That there were piles of flight jackets burned on the beach....it really brought tears to his eyes. When he shipped back to the United States, he disassembled his Thompson, stowed it in his duffle bag. When they entered SanFrancisco bay, all personnel were ordered on deck with their gear/ duffels for a general inspection. He told me that the fantail of the ship was crowded with men tossing grenades, rifles, pistols and one man tossing a bazooka overboard. Needless to say, his Tommy Gun is now at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay, the inspection....never happened.
I made a big print for him, and gave it to him for Christmas.
It really is amazing what our fathers went thru.
Stroodle
Funny that you mentioned the "inspection", I have heard just the same from British Vets. The huge material wastage is something that also left an impression too.
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