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After 70 Years of Waiting, WWII ‘Memphis Belle’ Gunner, 94, Revisits Britain. And Dies Quietly There
Washington Post ^ | May 26 | Travis M. Andrews

Posted on 05/26/2016 3:53:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: BiggerTigger

Thank you for posting that link


41 posted on 05/27/2016 5:19:15 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: ops33

My pleasure.


42 posted on 05/27/2016 5:27:50 AM PDT by BiggerTigger
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To: Pelham
My wife's uncle is now 93 and is a WW2 Navy vet. He served on a supply ship but still won't talk about it. He calls the ships "Tin Cans." He showed us some photos of when he was training on Lake Erie. He had his white Navy uniforms, Navy caps and some sheets that he gave us years ago.
43 posted on 05/27/2016 6:37:11 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (We have leaped off the cliff toward madness and we are still falling...)
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As a side note The same Uncle told me they were feed beans on the ships they called the “Whistle Berries!”


44 posted on 05/27/2016 6:40:05 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (We have leaped off the cliff toward madness and we are still falling...)
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Sheesh. I should say:"they called them Whistle Berries."
45 posted on 05/27/2016 6:41:34 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (We have leaped off the cliff toward madness and we are still falling...)
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