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Mystery Marine in iconic WWII photo is identified by his own Afton, Minn., daughter
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| 11-30-10
| Jim Carney
Posted on 11/30/2010 9:23:59 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
Jim Carney Akron Beacon Journal A mystery that was decades in the making ended with just one glance. The daughter of the World War II Marine took one look at her computer screen and recognized him. "Oh, my God, that is my dad," said Becky Thursby Cardarella of Afton, Minn. She knew right away that the man in the iconic black-and-white photo was her father, Marine Pfc. Gerald Paul Thursby Sr., crouching next to another Marine during the battle of Peleliu on Sept. 15, 1944.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 1944; daughter; marine; peleliu; photo; ww2
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To: WOBBLY BOB
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11/30/2010 9:25:52 AM PST
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freedomson
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To: WOBBLY BOB
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11/30/2010 9:26:36 AM PST
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rlmorel
("We treat terrorists with kid gloves, and our citizens with rubber gloves." Rush Limbaugh)
To: WOBBLY BOB
I can’t get the link to work and I would really like to see the picture.
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11/30/2010 9:27:10 AM PST
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kalee
(The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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11/30/2010 9:27:52 AM PST
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Wizdum
To: WOBBLY BOB
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11/30/2010 9:28:48 AM PST
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skeeter
To: kalee
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11/30/2010 9:29:01 AM PST
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Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: Wizdum
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11/30/2010 9:29:21 AM PST
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WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: WOBBLY BOB
No, that was MY dad!
Both of the fellas are...
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11/30/2010 9:29:53 AM PST
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: kalee
Both links seem to be working now. When you get to the page, if the picture is cut in half, click on the picture for the full picture.
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11/30/2010 9:30:24 AM PST
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BlueLancer
(I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
To: freedomson
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11/30/2010 9:30:28 AM PST
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Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Not to be a wet blanket, but I don’t believe I have ever seen this “iconic” photo before. Perhaps I need to get out more.
To: Keith in Iowa
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11/30/2010 9:35:38 AM PST
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freedomson
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To: WOBBLY BOB
God bless them all - what a hellish battle for that strip of land!!
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11/30/2010 9:36:15 AM PST
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WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
("The View" is the new Maury Povich inspired "Fight Club in Heels")
To: WOBBLY BOB
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11/30/2010 9:37:25 AM PST
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Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
To: Keith in Iowa; BlueLancer
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11/30/2010 9:40:20 AM PST
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kalee
(The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: Vendome
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11/30/2010 9:42:50 AM PST
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WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: Owl_Eagle; WOBBLY BOB
No, that was MY dad!
Both of the fellas are...***
You mean your momma was “working” in Haiwaii at the time?;-D
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11/30/2010 9:43:32 AM PST
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Ruy Dias de Bivar
(I visited GEN TOMMY FRANKS Military Museum in HOBART, OKLAHOMA! Well worth it!)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Last week I bought “The Pacific” HBO series dvd. That was my father’s war and now I know why he never talked about it. It is intense, powerful and moving. I would recommend it to anyone who would like to see what price our fighting men pay to keep us free.
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11/30/2010 9:45:23 AM PST
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SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I watched the HBO series “The Pacific” when it aired recently. Pelileu was one of the hardest fought battles in the Pacific theater, and the sad irony is that after all the fighting and dying, the higher ups decided that they didn’t need the airstrip there after all.
This is a most excellent thing to read. My heart goes out to the loved ones of those lost during the Pacific campaign. It was Hell, to be sure.
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11/30/2010 9:47:18 AM PST
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rarestia
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