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Offline Shifty

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2008, 06:17:29 PM »
I was USAF 1978-1994

My oldest son Travis was US Army 4th Infantry Division 2001 to 2006. He now serves in the Army reserves

His younger brother Thomas served in the Army with the 1st Cavalry Division from 2003 until 2007.

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2008, 06:27:44 PM »
Pop flew PBY's in Philippines, said the most exciting thing that ever happened was a zeke shot out a landing light
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2008, 06:41:53 PM »
My grandfather on moms side:army, WWII & Korea. "Infantry"
Grandfather on dads side: Lt. Col. USMC korea,vietnam .ret "f-4's" i assume f-86 in korea, but i cannot be sure.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2008, 08:41:35 PM »
My grandfather was in the 873rd Engineer Aviation Bn. in the Pacific. My mom told me his job was to go in and secure Japanese airfields after they had been bombed by our bombers and rebuild the airfields for US planes to use. All the Japanese would run and hide in the jungle and the 873rd had to watch out for any Japanese snipers or groups of Japanese soldiers ready to fight back.

He was trained to fly in by glider, but couldn't because of all the jungle.


His name is underlined (E.Stack). Second row, 2nd to last, with his arm around another guy.


Here are a couple pics he took:

Grandfather is the one on the right




Grandfather in front of p38




Grandfather in front of p51's (not sure what the first plane is)



My other grandfather was in the Korean War, but I don't have any pictures of him there :(
Enjoy :)
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2008, 08:54:29 PM »
Nice pics!  My gramps is an AF Vietnam and Korea vet.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2008, 09:18:42 PM »
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2008, 09:41:07 PM »
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2008, 10:44:14 PM »
Jack16, that unknown plane is a recon version of the P38. The nose has cameras instead of guns and it has a side lens so pictures can be taken to the side of the target instead of directly over it.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2008, 11:00:48 PM »
Jack16, that unknown plane is a recon version of the P38. The nose has cameras instead of guns and it has a side lens so pictures can be taken to the side of the target instead of directly over it.

Ahhh, TY :) I didn't know about that.

Here is another pic of it :)


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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2008, 07:59:38 AM »
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2008, 09:02:13 AM »
Oh boy where do I start, let's go with me and work backwords:
USMC 2002 - 2006
Paternal Grandfather USN Korea on an Oiler, need to find name
Maternal Grandfather USN WWII flew PBY's can't get any info since he's deceased

way back on my Paternal Grandmother's side I know for a fact a few
Nathaniel Terry French & Indian Wars Capt. of Rangers, first Sheriff of my county, member of VA House of Burgesses & Delegates during Revolutionary War, reported to be a Col. during Revolutionary War fighting at Yorktown as was an aide of Gen. Washington
Nathaniel Terry Jr. Capt during Revolutionary War, captured at Charlestown
Nathaniel Berryman Greene (married Nathaniel Terry's daugher) Capt. Revolutionary War was Gen. Washington's Quartermaster that came into Valley Forge to aid him in relieving the suffering of the army there
William Terry son of Nathaniel (Sr.) Revolutionary War soldier, rank unknown
There are others from the War of 1812, Civil War, and I'm sure WWI and more but it would take a while to find them, these I know of.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2008, 09:51:11 AM »
My Grandfather Julien Palien flew in the 97th Bomb Group, 347th Squadron.  He filled different roles including flight engineer, gunner, or bombadier.

I'll try to get some scans of good pictures to share sometime.

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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2008, 09:51:35 AM »
Dad: Luftwaffe 1965 till 1983. He was also stationed at Luke AFB/Phoenix AZ (1973 - 1977). He flew F-104 and F-4G
Maternal Grandfather was a fighterpilot in Luftwaffe 1939 till 1944. Fought mainly in Russia and got captured. Returned home 1952
Me: Luftwaffe 1990 till 1991 :D

...and also me at Luke AFB (7 years old) on the right wing of a F-104
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2008, 10:08:12 AM »
Sir Francis, I would like some info on your grandfather if you have it like unit, aircraft he flew.  I've got a hunch we might know some folks that flew against him if he was over Russia.
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Re: Did you/Any familly who served?
« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2008, 10:13:44 AM »
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I asked my Grandmother some years ago. She showed me some pictures. Think he flew Me 109. ´not shure about that. But I will check again and post the info here asap.
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