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Dad with Airborne command patch on sleeve.

I had never noticed this as it was hidden by the edge of the frame.

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Inspecting a crashed British plane.

Please id this if you can.

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Possibly Kansas State College

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Dad must have thought he was at a motel 6 and walked off with this towel from the Santa Ana Army Air Base.

 

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Servicemen's maps of the United States

I had never looked closely at these, as i was a little disgusted that some one did a little coloring on the front of one of them.

After closer inspection, the art work turns out to be a layout of Dad'd travels.

It is hard to see until you put the untouched one beside it.

 

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Nice items thanks for sharing! I have liked seeing what you have added over the years to this thread really cool to see everything you have from your fathers service, lucky he kept it all, and in such good condition! If only my family members did the same, but sadly most of their stuff from their time in the service they threw away long before I got into the hobby of collecting.

 

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Can't read the tail number on the pancaked aircraft, but if you decipher it try putting it into the database link below.

 

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/

 

 

 

Thank you Simon for the info. I re scanned the photo and still can't read it.

 

Dad is on the far right kneeling.

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Dad riding a bull

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Dad possibly back in Pittsburgh

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Thank you 38Driver for the info!

 

Restricted :

Instructions for a Type T-5 Parachute

 

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Original colorized photos of Dad. These are possibly from his time at Camp Polk with the 8th Armored, or during his air crew training.

 

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In this photo Dad is on the far right.

 

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In this one, Dad is on the left with an unknown paratrooper.

 

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Wow fantastic! My great grandfather served with the 13th. 222nd medical company. Only thing I have is his photo album. But the paratrooper photos he had in them are like the post card souvenir photos. But some nice photos from before he went airborne in 44. I'll have to make a post about it soon. 

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Dad after a jump.
 
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This one either from his time in OCS, or Air Crew training ?
That's him on the right
 
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Probably air crew, I see an air cadet patch on his lower sleeve. What great pictures

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Five unknown paratroopers, probably from the 13th airborne. The trooper on the far right appears to have the golden unicorn patch.
 
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Cadet nurses awaiting orders to report. My mom, Madeleine Keating, is second from the left.
The hand written note at the bottom suggests that this clipping was sent to Dad
 
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The third guy from the left has a huge cap patch compared to the others

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