Dogsbody Posted March 28, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 28, 2018 Hi everyone, I know there are already several threads about aviator kit bags so I hope you all don't mind me putting up another one. I know next to nothing about crewman gear so I'd apreciate all the comments you have about this one. I'd be grateful if someone could explain to me what the info on the bag (besides name and ASN number) means. Anyway I like these bags very much . Rene Here are the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dogsbody Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted March 28, 2018 Last pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted March 28, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 28, 2018 Nice artifact of one flyer's wartime service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted March 28, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 28, 2018 Oh, that's cool! Do you know what Squadron in the Aleutians he was in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted March 29, 2018 Thanks Bob for the info about Lt Hauck. To me it makes this kit bag extra special. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted March 29, 2018 Share #7 Posted March 29, 2018 Thanks Bob for the info about Lt Hauck. To me it makes this kit bag extra special. Rene It looks like he went from officer to enlisted man after WWII, which was not uncommon. Here's his headstone at Arlington: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted March 29, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 29, 2018 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 29, 2018 Nice clean bag with a great back story...a keeper.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks again, Bob. You're right Phantomfixer, It is definitely keeper. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted March 30, 2018 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2018 From the photo that's posted, it would seem to indicated he spent some time in the post WW2 Air Force as an enlisted man. (Note the enlisted collar brass.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted March 30, 2018 Share #12 Posted March 30, 2018 From the photo that's posted, it would seem to indicated he spent some time in the post WW2 Air Force as an enlisted man. (Note the enlisted collar brass.) He was career Air Force after the war, retiring as s Chief Master Sgt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted March 30, 2018 It looks like he went from officer to enlisted man after WWII, which was not uncommon. andyenlisted.jpeg Here's his headstone at Arlington: stone.jpeg Could there have been a special reason for him to get back to the enlisted ranks or was this more or less the norm after WW2? Or could this be related to the changeover of the USAAF into the USAF? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted March 30, 2018 Share #14 Posted March 30, 2018 Could there have been a special reason for him to get back to the enlisted ranks or was this more or less the norm after WW2? Or could this be related to the changeover of the USAAF into the USAF? Rene At the end of the war they had more pilots than they needed then or a couple years later when the USAF was created. I've seen WWII Colonels who became Captains in the US AIR FORCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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