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    WWII Boots - Service, Jump, etc.

    WWII boots were brown along with other leather equipment Holsters and the like. The WWII Army was known as the "Brown Shoe Army". Black did not appear till the early 50's in the Korean War. Back in the 80's we were not as fortunate as Re-enactors today. Back then Foot wear was the hardest...
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    New Amelia Earhart Movie

    No lie about 3-4 years ago a woman came through my line at work. She handed me her check and it said Amelia Earhart. I had a "no way" look on my face and she said she was indeed related. I forgot if she was her Grand daughter or what. All I know is she has decendants in Cerritos Calif.
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    Topper!

    I remember back in the late 70s finding an old license plate. My friends and I were walking around in the desert in Victorville. We were walking around out in the middle of nowhere and there it was. Laying on the ground for who knows how long a Ca license plate. I picked it up it was 1930...
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    Repop Cloth Flying Helmets?

    I am fortunate to own an A-11 leather Flying Helmet complete with the A-14 oxygen mask and Polaroid Goggles (M-1944). The Helmet is mint -unused in a Large size. I bought it for an outrageous sum of 100.00 25 years ago. I wonder what it's worth now.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I just watched "After the thin man" I want to get the other DVDs in this series. I was suprised to see "Blondie" (Penny Singleton) as "Polly" who's stage name was Dorthy Mc Nulty in this film. She is a real young sassy Brunette in this film.
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    Aviation art

    I read a book years ago about the Hurricane "Tale of a Guinea Pig" by Geoffrey Page. I guess it had a propensity to catch fire when hit like the Zero. It was basically a "Club" where some of the pilots were going through plastic surgery. It talked about the importance of gauntlets and leather...
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    WWII Khaki Army Shirt.. What Do I Have?

    Fletch you are correct my bad. "Butter Bars", "Shave tails" and "90 Day Wonders" are part of the WWII lexicon.
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    WWII souveniers and pics

    Pamina she probably was but I am not sure. I read the account some years ago. Benito Mussolini was I think one of the most pompous egotistical leader in WWII. I don't know why but it is reflected in photo's and newsreel footage. He was a real Ham.
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    WWII souveniers and pics

    Zaika, sorry about that a Tech 4 is those stripes he is wearing with a "T" under them. It means he had some technical skills a mechanic or welder or something. Yes from what I read Mussolini was captured by partisans. One Partisan grabbed a Sten Gun (sub machine gun) pointed at him and it...
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    WWII souveniers and pics

    It sounds like the picture is the one of Mussolini and his mistress strung by their feet. They were capture by partisans and had the crap beat out of them. I've seen the pictures it seems most of the vets of that theater had a copy. Mussolini's head was pretty distended and deformed. The photo's...
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    5.4 Earthquake Shook me this morning

    I remember as a kid in the 70s there was (is) a big scare how Ca was going to slide into the Ocean. They even had a song that was popular at the time. One of the lines were " Where will you go when there's no San Fransico ". It seems to most of us here if it isn't over 4.0 nobody seems to...
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    Aviation art

    The paintings bring back sweet memories of my Model building days ! I remember drooling over the artwork on those boxes. Funny how simple life was back then no Nintendo or X-boxes just our imagination. I still get excited when I rattle a box of macaroni "Hey guys it sounds like a Model !" .
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    WWII Boots - Service, Jump, etc.

    I was lucky years ago to have found an a original pair in my size. There they were forlorn and forgotten in a cool Surplus store. I wore them once like 20 years ago at a Battle. They were un-issued because they were 12.5 EE an unusual size for back then.
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    Wierd looks

    As I was driving home today I noticed people were giving me wierd looks. Not uncommon here in So Cal then I realized my music was blaring. Years of not wearing hearing protection is finally catching up with me I guess. The music was big band vocalist and some swing. I guess they expected some 80...
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    WWII Snapshots - Moments in Time

    Hab kein angst alles is gute. I don't think Americans hold a disdain for the Axis forces anymore. Yes there were criminals but the average "Joes" just did what they were told. One has to know an 18-19 year old mentality it's all about adventure. As far as the "F" 'n Germans soldiers go, when I...
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    WWII Khaki Army Shirt.. What Do I Have?

    I read an article on how after the War "Khakis" were so plentiful that they were bought by Police depts. Andy and Barney Fife sure put them to use ! They were also used by Prisons and other Government agencies. Funny how now a days one has to pay premium prices for them. I seen it happen with...
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    Name this flying boat

    Don't have a clue but I think the Props would be a bit disconcerting to the Pilots ! The guy with the eye patch isn't one of "Terry and the Pirates" is he ?
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    WWII Snapshots - Moments in Time

    Pamina nice photos ! One forgets that there were other "Home Fronts". It would be interesting to know other countries "Rationing" problems during the War.
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    US Authentic A-2 sizing

    To be authentic there were two sizes in the Military too big too small. I have a couple of repro field jackets that are a bit too big. I thought about having them tailored but felt that wouldn't be realistic. A-2s on the other hand are a bit more pricey. I bought a Cooper years ago in a 50...
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    songs that make you shiver/cry

    " Blood upon the risers " ! I never served in the Paratroops but I made some jumps. I used to sit in that DC-3 and that damn song kept running through my mind.

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