My Uncle's WWII photo album

sam dupont · Feb 3, 2021

I had an Uncle who served in WWII as a Paratrooper, then after the War, quit the Army Air Corps to join the newly formed Air Force. He then went to Korea. I never met him as he died in a fishing accident before I was born.

He must have carried a small camera in Europe and had a better camera in Korea. I was given his Album, Flight helmet and mask, and other keepsakes.

here are a couple photos, if anyone wants to see more, I can take photos as I go through this stuff.

Sahara · Feb 3, 2021

That’s some cool **** there! Congrats.

F4R/T · Feb 3, 2021

Way cool... those guys were hero’s!

sam dupont · Feb 3, 2021

66Satellite47 · Feb 3, 2021

My Dad was a bomber pilot in WWII. He flew B-24's in the South Pacific in '43. He told very few stories. One Sunday afternoon we watched Victory at Sea, an episode about bombing raids on the Jap base at Truk. He said I did that. He said when we got there there were 100's of Zero's waiting for us. We came home with many holes in the plane & one wounded gunner. He said they often lost most of their aircraft in some missions. Badly outnumbered in those days. I can't imagine the courage those guys had to perform the way they did.

Ray70Chrg · Feb 3, 2021

66Satellite47 said:
My Dad was a bomber pilot in WWII. He flew B-24's in the South Pacific in '43. He told very few stories. One Sunday afternoon we watched Victory at Sea, an episode about bombing raids on the Jap base at Truk. He said I did that. He said when we got there there were 100's of Zero's waiting for us. We came home with many holes in the plane & one wounded gunner. He said they often lost most of their aircraft in some missions. Badly outnumbered in those days. I can't imagine the courage those guys had to perform the way they did.

My dad was a Radioman on a Navy B-24 in WWII in the Pacific from '43-45. If your Dad also was Navy, who knows, maybe they crossed paths at some time. I remember he had a official photo book from the Navy with the crew members from every plane in his squadron. Kind of like a High School graduation book.

ruffcut · Feb 3, 2021

A BIG thank you to all who have served!

Richard Cranium · Feb 3, 2021

F4R/T said:
Way cool... those guys were hero’s!

They were heroes too.

Moms68 · Feb 3, 2021

We had the opportunity to go to the Normandy region not long ago. We visited Point du Hoc, Omaha beach, and the cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer for the US servicemen and women lost in the battles. It was the most humbling and overwhelming experience of my life. Words cannot express how much admiration and respect I have for all that serve.

Xp29h · Feb 3, 2021

Moms68 said:
We had the opportunity to go to the Normandy region not long ago. We visited Point du Hoc, Omaha beach, and the cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer for the US servicemen and women lost in the battles. It was the most humbling and overwhelming experience of my life. Words cannot express how much admiration and respect I have for all that serve.

I’ve always wanted to get there! I hope some day I do! I’m sure it’s just an awesome yet humbling experience!

Budnicks · Feb 3, 2021

for sharing

that's a very cool time capsule :usflag:

our 'greatest generation' for sure

66Satellite47 · Feb 3, 2021

Ray70Chrg said:
My dad was a Radioman on a Navy B-24 in WWII in the Pacific from '43-45. If your Dad also was Navy, who knows, maybe they crossed paths at some time. I remember he had a official photo book from the Navy with the crew members from every plane in his squadron. Kind of like a High School graduation book.

My Dad was Army Air Corps. He flew out of Guadalacanal for a while. Very tough conditions. I still have his "recognition manual" that describes all the various aircraft of the day from all different countries. Very interesting.
I can't imagine the toughness & courage those guys had in those days.
I sure honor all that continue to do the same for us today.

Don selleck · Feb 3, 2021

very cool thanks for sharing my dad was in the army airforce in korea, plus my uncle was a paratrooper in the army airforce in korea. small world.

Photon440 · Feb 3, 2021

Those would be great to see, thanks for that. I don't think I've ever seen the back of a Fairchild with the doors opened up like that before. (I straightened it a bit)

Ironbuilt · Feb 4, 2021

That's awesome, thank you for sharing that with us. Truly the greatest generation!!

ricks_RR · Feb 4, 2021

thank you for sharing awesome stuff and thank you for his service .

71dodgechargerrt · Feb 4, 2021

Very cool memories.

Triplegreen500 · Feb 4, 2021

That is EXTREMELY cool. Definitely keep those safe, and I'd digitize them all just to be extra careful. History like that is vanishing quickly, and firsthand stuff is always amazing to have.

My dad (Cdr.USN-RET) served in Korea, on the carrier Essex. He didn't talk a lot about his experiences there, nor have a lot of photos, but I did inherit his Essex Epic book, kinda a yearbook for one of his campaigns. It has some VERY cool stuff in it, and some great pics of dad!

Ironbuilt · Feb 4, 2021

Triplegreen500 said:
That is EXTREMELY cool. Definitely keep those safe, and I'd digitize them all just to be extra careful. History like that is vanishing quickly, and firsthand stuff is always amazing to have.

My dad (Cdr.USN-RET) served in Korea, on the carrier Essex. He didn't talk a lot about his experiences there, nor have a lot of photos, but I did inherit his Essex Epic book, kinda a yearbook for one of his campaigns. It has some VERY cool stuff in it, and some great pics of dad!

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My Father in-law served on the Essex from 1960-1964. He is going to be so excited when I tell him about your father. I found him a USS Essex hat last year and he teared up when I gave it to him.

Darius · Feb 4, 2021

You are fortunate to have this photos. My Dad was in the Army and was in New Guinea at at the end of the war. He never spoke of anything about the war except that they were taken to Japan and actually got to tour Hiroshima. He talked of the complete devastation right next to something that was virtually untouched. He did say he took many pictures and sent them home but most of them were "missing" from the package he had sent!

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