I don't feel comfortable about doing that unless I spoke to him first, and for a number of reasons I don't want to do that. If it were a golf question or the like no problem, but one reason I became the caretaker of his helmet was he wanted to move past that part of his life. I need to continue to respect that.
USN/USMC Jet Age Flight Helmets
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, May 12 2015 07:12 PM
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johnfwertz
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Posted 22 December 2017 - 10:57 AM
I don't feel comfortable about doing that unless I spoke to him first, and for a number of reasons I don't want to do that. If it were a golf question or the like no problem, but one reason I became the caretaker of his helmet was he wanted to move past that part of his life. I need to continue to respect that.
No problem. I wanted to see if I could help identify the squadron, but I completely understand.
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Posted 22 December 2017 - 12:46 PM
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Posted 29 May 2018 - 08:49 AM
Thanks for all the photos of some wonderful helmets.
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Posted 11 July 2019 - 09:27 PM
Your grandfather was a true hero. Awarded the Navy Cross (posthumously) for courage a POW in North Vietnam.
Interestingly, my uncle was a turret gunner in VMTB-232 from February '45 until his pilot and JASCO artillery spotter were lost on Okinawa in late April.
Interestingly, my uncle was a turret gunner in VMTB-232 from February '45 until his pilot and JASCO artillery spotter were lost on Okinawa in late April.
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