Thanks for looking, Chris. Since my uncle married late in his short life,
and left no descendants, I feel I must reflect on his life once in a while,
to keep his memory alive.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:55 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Image From the Past
> Thanks, Jim. What poignant memories.
>
> Chris
>
> On 4 Jan 2013, at 00:57, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
>
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