Costa Posted December 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 14, 2015 a short time ago on ebay there was a seller who had something that caught my eye on the spot. it was a buy it now and I jumped on it right away. it cost big bucks but, for this piece of history money is second place. it was a enlisted dress blue cap from a crew member who served on the Arizona. it was named and the search began. I wanted to id it in a bad way and didn't know where to turn. one thing lead into another until Dave put up a search engine and found 3 names that were possibilities.. all had the last name and first and middle initial. again where do you go to find the one who is it. the answer---------- GOLDEN ARROW! Geoff is great. bang he was found and T.J. Gibbons is in life Thomas James Gibbons right in the middle of the 3 names. he enlisted in 1920 and stayed till 1924 on the Arizona. Geoff found his record 38 pages worth with a gold mine of info. I will not put up the entire record, only a few pages. the only thing missing is a picture of him and picture of his burial site. I give Dave and Geoff a million thanks for their help which lead to this most happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Posted December 14, 2015 Share #3 Posted December 14, 2015 Now THAT is very cool! I thought the chances of finding the guy were going to be a needle in a haystack, but it worked out!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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268th C.A. Posted December 14, 2015 Share #5 Posted December 14, 2015 outstanding! Very cool, and rare I might add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchepurko Posted December 29, 2015 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2015 I'm confused. If three men had the same last name and first and middle initial, how did you identify the correct person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 29, 2015 Share #7 Posted December 29, 2015 I'm confused. If three men had the same last name and first and middle initial, how did you identify the correct person? Because only one of them served on the Arizona...the others didn't. Thus, the one who did serve on the Arizona was, most likely, the hat's original owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted December 29, 2015 Share #8 Posted December 29, 2015 Because only one of them served on the Arizona...the others didn't. Thus, the one who did serve on the Arizona was, most likely, the hat's original owner. I'd draw the same conclusion. What a rewarding research project and a wonderful score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted December 30, 2015 Share #9 Posted December 30, 2015 Cool stuff and nice hat. I love USS Arizona related items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted January 2, 2016 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2016 Man thats cool!...what do you have it displayed on?...looks like a perfect fit......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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