Thanks, Chuck. That makes you a youngster. I was 14, old enough to realize
that people I knew were being taken away. But, it does seem like a long
time ago.
I'll have to recall next Halloween that it is your birthday. One of my
grandsons married a sweet, smart girl who shares your birthday.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Image From the Past
> It's funny how the date hits home and I suddenly relate in a strange
> sort of way. The first photo of me that I know of is on my first
> birthday. I'm sitting in a washtub at my grandmother's house. That was
> October 31, 1944... one day after your uncle was killed.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 1/3/2013 7:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> During WWII, service men frequently sent home B&W 8x10 photos to
>> commemorate completion of some phase of their training. This one was
>> sent home by my mother's brother when he was training as a gunner
>> aboard the Navy Grumman TBF torpedo bomber. His group went on to
>> serve aboard the USS Franklin in the South Pacific.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Navy+Training+Group.jpg.html
>>
>> He is second from the right in the front row, where he marked an
>> "X".
>>
>> On October 30, 1944, the "Big Ben" was hit by a series of kamikaze
>> attacks. My uncle was killed that day and buried at sea.
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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