doinworkinvans Posted May 5, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 5, 2018 Thought it would be nice to share this group...picked it off just recently off the forum. Most of you know I'm a sucker for any "oddball" group to the Pacific that is ID'D. This grouping is to SSgt Henry C/a/p/o/g/n/a from Pontiac, Michigan. Mr. Capogna entered the service August 7, 1941. The 323rd Signal was based in Salina Kansas until they went overseas in July 1944. SSgt Capogna was the NCO of the company the entire time they were at Salina and overseas. He was also the edition of the "Chicken Coop" the newsletter of the 323rd. Judging by the photos and the newsletters, he was quite the eccentric fellow. Will show some of the newsletters in the photos. Also maybe a little bad luck as he contracted Yellow Fever in Nov 1943 and Cholera in June 1944. Being a Message Center Chief he was in charge of wing communication. Directed all activities of incoming and outgoing mail, classified mail , radio and teletype messages, and cryptic systems. He was entitled to 4 battle stars...Japan Air Offensive, Easten Mandates, Western Pacfic, Anti-Submarine SSgt Capogna came home aboard the USS Haven in October 45 and was discharged from service November 28, 1945. While not a fighter pilot groups like these are right up my alley and I hope you enjoy this one. -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doinworkinvans Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted May 5, 2018 Some actual transcripts of messages during Japanese raids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doinworkinvans Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted May 5, 2018 I thought I would highlight some of the humor of that time. Some pretty funny articles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doinworkinvans Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted May 5, 2018 ...some of the photo highlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manayunkman Posted May 5, 2018 Share #10 Posted May 5, 2018 Cool group. What I love about the messages is that they put you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbinephalen Posted May 6, 2018 Share #11 Posted May 6, 2018 They cant all be flyboys! Great all original group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted May 6, 2018 Share #12 Posted May 6, 2018 Glad to see you enjoying it so much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted May 7, 2018 Thank you gentlemen! Love adding pieces when I can. Thanks for taking a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted May 8, 2018 Share #14 Posted May 8, 2018 That is a great group, with lots of little pieces to go through! Sure the pilots get all the glory, but guys like this helped win the war too! Nice pick up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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