I was born in the Detroit area (Birmingham) and although I moved from very young, i went back frequently to see family until about the mid-90's.  The north had de facto segregation and racism was prevalent in the north as in the south.   As a child i remember hearing stories about "block busters" trying to integrate and violent clashes with locals resisting integration b/c it affected property values.    Racism was not just a southern problem, that is for certain.      But slavery had to go.  John Brown was right to say it was a stain on the nation that could only be washed away with blood.  Did the 13th and 14th amendments create utopia? end regional conflict? create a color blind society?  No, certainly not.  Far from it.  But chattel slavery was so obviously cruel and wrong that it had no defense.  Yet, a lot of people north and south bought into the notion that it was God's will and divine plan that white people own black people.  I believe Robert E. Lee himself said words to that effect.  It will always be a stain on this nation and it had to go.  I do not believe that we were destined for the civil war or that it was fought over slavery, but without the civil war slavery might still be legal in the United States.   

Thank you Cobra 6 Actual for the great information.  Very interesting!

Hello I recently acquired a group of items from a US Lt Col in WW2.  Part of the group were these two visor hats.  Would the lighter hat be considered a crusher type?  It is maker marked: B. Pasquale & co  654 Mission st San Francisco Calif. and is marked on the sweatband Tailored by Maler, The green visor label is missing,  I cannot see any other maker mark. Thank you    

...and they would melt onto your skin when exposed to high heat

Good Afternoon,  I recently purchased this five hole airborne chincup and was wondering if it was real? I am willing to take more pictures if needed.  Thank you, Boonie

Didn't some personnel of the 326th AB Med Co eventually end up in the PTO, I could be miss remembering though. An observation though that makes more sense with Tonomachi comment, I once had a shirt and cut down 4 pocket both patched with 11AB ssi, that was most likely worn during occupational period and post war. The jacket had wings very similar to this too.

From the OS to the EW... Reference  -->> COUNTERMEASURES AN/WLR-1

Hey Thrifter. I’m not a flag collector at all but do like the look of this one. What are you looking to get for it? Any interest in trades? Paul

Feel free to post it wherever! Just please @ me. It came from Robert Wilson at Tarbridge Military Collectibles.

Hello   Very interesting. Yes he was certainly still in hospital until september 1944 and doesn't participate to the Brittany campaing.   Thanks David