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  1. Treetopflyer

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Barry Corbin from "Northern Exposure"
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    The only saving grace for this movie was Tommy Lee Jones, but I couldn't find a picture of him in a flight jacket from the movie. So here is Nick Cage.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    A not so good screen shot of Tom Hanks from Apollo 13.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Andy Garcia in "When A Man Loves A Woman." I wish I could find a better picture of the A-2 that he is wearing. It has 1st LT bars sewn on the shoulders and if I remember correctly from the movie there is a squadron patch on it.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    The first American into Space.
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    Nimitz's Gray Book made public.

    The Naval War College just unveiled a new online publication - the 4,000-page "Gray Book" collection of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz communications that started in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack and ran right up until the closing days of the war...
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    WW2 submarine pin and tie clamp

    Most definitely Pre-Ohio Class. Based on the "silhouettes" of the pins, I would say they are USS George Washington class subs. That would make them one of five ships. USS George Washington (SSBN-598) USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601)...
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    We've all heard these stories before about Japanese soldiers holding out for years.

    That's the Eastern way of war. They take the long drawn out approach to warfare. The Western way of war is "We'll be home by Christmas."
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    MacArthur's corn cob pipe

    This picture was taken at the MacArthur Memorial Museum in Norfolk, VA. I am not sure if it was his actual pipe. Presumably so since it is on display next to his actual hat and sunglasses. It has the label of Wally Franks on it. So, it may be a replacement for his actual pipe.
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    That is a great episode! Thanks for posting it. I can't believe I didn't find that when I was looking for info on the squadron. The gentleman that was from my hometown passed away in 2009. I wish I could have talked to him more about his experiences during the war. I did interview him for a...
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    MacArthur's hat

    I located the pictures I took of Mac's hat last time I was at the museum back in November of 2012. It's looking a little rough, but it has been through a lot over the years.
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    MacArthur's hat

    I would argue that Lieutenant Colonel Earl "Pete" Ellis USMC came up with the island hopping idea when he developed Operation Plan 712: Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia. The Marines were trying to ensure their survival due to budget cuts after WWI, so they took on the task of developing...
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    An old lady's fight against the developers

    Great story! Thanks for posting.
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    MacArthur's hat

    Therein lies another debate. Was MacArthur correct in saying we should have kept going north into China? Some believe yes because Russia would not have stepped in because, although both countries were communist, it was not a monotheistic communism. Others believe the Russians would have jumped...
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    MacArthur's hat

    As a military officer and historian I do not like MacArthur. History is more than just dates and hard core "facts", you have to look at all of the people involved in historical events. In doing that you also see their personalities. If you don't form an opinion about someone by studying...
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    MacArthur's hat

    There is no doubt he was a great tactician. I think his faults were with his ego which hindered what people thought of him. The fact that he made President Truman wait on him for a meeting tells you something about his ego. Being Co-Emperor of Japan after the war didn't help in shrinking his...
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    MacArthur's hat

    Funny thing is that he hadn't been back in the United States for 30 years prior to him coming back during the Korean War.
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    MacArthur's hat

    He should have been court martialed for insubordination in 1932 when he disobeyed President Hoover's orders in how he dealt with the Bonus Marchers. I also wonder how he was awarded air medals when he was never a pilot.
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    The library sent the copy. However the interview is very short. It does prove that person I am trying to connect to this aircraft was in the squadron the same time the aircraft was and apparently in the same location of Quonset Point, RI when the squadron was started.
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    MacArthur's hat

    Another Wikipedia link says: "President Quezon officially conferred the title of field marshal on MacArthur in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on August 24, 1936. He was presented at that time with a gold baton and a unique uniform. MacArthur wore no special insignia as field marshal of the...

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