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Why did Adolf Hitler Put a Bounty on this B-17 Gunner?
YouTube ^ | April 28, 2023 | TJ3 History

Posted on 04/29/2023 10:59:24 AM PDT by chrisinoc

This is the story of American hero and B-17 Flying Fortress gunner, Clark Gable. This is the story of his combat tour and what made him the most priceless service member in the 8th Air Force over Europe!

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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: airforce; clarkgable; hollywood; ww2
I did not know Gable was in his 40's when he enlisted in the Army Air Force.

Gable's discharge papers were signed by Captain Ronald Reagan.

1 posted on 04/29/2023 10:59:24 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: chrisinoc

The Ghost of Berlin


2 posted on 04/29/2023 11:07:47 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: chrisinoc

Frankly my dear I don’t give a ….


3 posted on 04/29/2023 11:19:16 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: chrisinoc
"Take me to America, G.I. Clark Gable."


4 posted on 04/29/2023 11:32:15 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: chrisinoc

Angie Dickinson was 42 when she stared as Police woman


5 posted on 04/29/2023 11:40:38 AM PDT by al baby (Yes he did he said how come i wasnt invited )
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To: chrisinoc

I don’t think he was a gunner. I think he was photographer on a B17 but I could be wrong. I know he was broken hearted from the loss of his wife, Carole Lombard. She died in a plane crash after a war bond drive just a month after the US entered WWII.


6 posted on 04/29/2023 12:15:58 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as dangerous as national media.)
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To: BenLurkin
As the speaker said, about Clark Gable, Just how many Hollywood actors volunteered to serve in our Military after 911. Nada, Zip, Zilich.
7 posted on 04/29/2023 12:21:35 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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I’m trying to visualize Johhny Depp on the front lines.


8 posted on 04/29/2023 12:38:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: willk

No it it well documented that he was a waist and nose gunner.


9 posted on 04/29/2023 12:52:52 PM PDT by stoneyhll (If I am to err, let me err on the side of freedom)
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To: willk

No historical revisionism needed on FR...😃

He was a gunner with personal reasons to hate Nazis...


10 posted on 04/29/2023 1:07:46 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: chrisinoc

Some say he had a death wish after his beloved wife was killed in an airplane crash.


11 posted on 04/29/2023 1:16:42 PM PDT by wetgundog
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To: chrisinoc

When American men were men


12 posted on 04/29/2023 1:25:11 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: chrisinoc

Bump


13 posted on 04/29/2023 1:52:12 PM PDT by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To answer the question in the headline: For propaganda purposes and morale boosting.


14 posted on 04/29/2023 5:35:51 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: chrisinoc

ping


15 posted on 04/29/2023 6:36:08 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people. )
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To: BenLurkin

LMAO!.


16 posted on 05/03/2023 10:27:58 AM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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"Just how many Hollywood actors volunteered to serve in our Military after 911. Nada, Zip, Zilich."

Bruce Willis attempted to, but was turned away due to age. And while not a Hollywood actor, Pat Tillman had a lot to lose, and lost everything after deciding to enlist after 9/11.

17 posted on 05/03/2023 10:30:31 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Joe 6-pack
Okay I'll give you two out of hundreds
18 posted on 05/09/2023 2:10:13 AM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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