I'm a big Hogan fan, but my s/o hates him! No pictures of the Col. permitted in the house. Here is a website about his jacket though -
with a good picture
http://www.filmjackets.com/FEATURES/feature_HogansHeroes.htm
-dixon 'Klink' cannon
Depending on the value of the pin itself, you might consider snipping off the butterfly clutchs and
using a "super" glue to attach a pin clip. Some of the "super" glues today are stedfast and permanent.
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Some additional 'Mac' hat info:
Field marshal of the Philippines was a rank created in 1937 to be held by Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur was accorded the rank as military advisor to the Philippine government, which retained his services to form an army in response to the growing danger from Japan...
Chino, CA 1978
The first time I stepped into a B-17 'Flying Fortress' at the 'Gathering Of Eagles' show in Chino, 1978. I had to sit down for a moment and collect my
thoughts, it hit me so hard! I knew at that moment that I'd been there before and had a familiarity that was uncanny. It was...
Mac's Hat
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/dixon-cannon/MacHat.jpg
Gen. Douglas MacArthur had 'scrambled eggs' during WWII. Which prompts the next question; Why?
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"Scrambled Eggs"?
Which of course, now raises the question; did senior officers in the USAAF have 'scrambled eggs' on the visor of their cap? I don't think so! I've never seen any WWII AAF General with 'scrambled eggs' - Arnold, Spaatz, Eaker, Doolittle, etc. Not even Ike had scrambled eggs...
My next purchase will be the even tougher to find, Spring Court Trainers,
the French tennis shoe of choice. John Lennon wore a pair across Abbey Road.
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Speaking of Marilyn....
These photos have just surfaced of young Norma Jeane Mortenson. Norma Jeane on Catalina Island off the coast of California, where she was living with her first husband, Jim Dougherty. The couple moved to the island around 1943, the year after they were married...
Llanelli! My favorite! I once toured the Buckley's brewery there and still have bar towels and coasters from my visit. What was their slogan?...."First Round Here!"
I have a fantasy of the late Pete Ham sipping a Pale Ale at a Buckley House while writing song's like "Without You" and "Day...
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