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Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 15, 2002, 10:38:37 PM »
Digging through some stuff at dad's house, found this one.
Probably at Nadzab with the 345th BG/501st Sqd.
Some of you have seen his posts here as "Panther".
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!
Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 15, 2002, 10:41:22 PM »
...and here's one of him before his first solo in the PT-19 taken at Uvalde, TX. Late 1942 I think.
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Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 15, 2002, 10:45:38 PM »
He's been married to this girl for nearly 60 years now......
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GRUNHERZ
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 15, 2002, 11:09:00 PM »
Great pics Toad! That middle one is pretty funny too, just the sheer sterotypical "1930's Aviator" getup.
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hblair
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 15, 2002, 11:51:03 PM »
Toad, your dad has great taste in women.
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midnight Target
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 02:58:33 PM »
Agreed, looks like he knew a keeper when he saw one.
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Ripsnort
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 03:11:55 PM »
Great photo's Toad, ask Panther if he could hike his pants up to the nipple, it doesn't quite look right without going ALL the way up in the 2nd photo
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Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 03:21:59 PM »
Rip,
I think that's an AN-S-31 flight suit. It's one of the early ones. The belt fell where ever it fell, depending upon your torso length.
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Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 03:23:25 PM »
Yeah, I'm pretty fond of his wife myself.
I ought to post the one in her wedding dress! She's a Babe-ette.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!
Toad
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 03:25:11 PM »
Here's the smiling aviator the day he got his wings in San Antonio.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!
Gadfly
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 16, 2002, 04:26:38 PM »
Toad, cool pics. Ask him if that S.A. pic was taken at Ave. C; the building behind him looks like the current musem at Lackland.
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K West
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Old Photo: "Panther" New Guinea
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May 17, 2002, 08:39:07 AM »
Great topic and pictures Toad.
Thanks very much!
Westy
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