SARGE Says...
I Dug the Hole Now "FALL IN" to the FReeper Foxhole!
Good Monday Evening Everyone.
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Posted on 06/04/2007 6:58:54 PM PDT by snippy_about_it
Good evening snippy, wow another new thread, great!
Did you get some rain?
We did get some rain, two days in a row! We’re real happy about it and now when you look up in a clearing the sky is blue again, yippee.
Oh good, I heard Georgia was due for rain, I thought of you and Sam. Glad you can see a blue sky.
FOXHOLE....Ping
Footage from the USS YORKTOWN was included in our Damage Control classes in boot camp as well as the USS FRANKLIN.
June 4th = Battle of Midway, Tienanmen Square, and Mr & Mrs DD’s wedding anniversary (42 years).
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers John Waldron and The Battle of Midway (6/4/1942) - June 4th, 2003
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/922901/posts
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Lieutenant George H. Gay, Jr., USNR, (1917-1994) - May 21st, 2004
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1139633/posts
You know, that guy who does the indexing thread really needs to get back on the ball.
The story of VT-8 is one to remember and retell.
This is an interesting thread. Other than the John Wayne movie, I knew very little about it.
Were you affected by the horrific wild fires in Georgia? Did the rains help?
((HUGS))
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844299/posts)
Y'all have a great day
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
A day late, but falling in. Thanks for remembering the “forgotten” battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.
It is 0700 hours, the fourth day of June, 1942 on the deck of the carrier, Hornet (CV-8). This is the carrier made famous less than two months prior, when B-25s led by Jimmy Doolittle were launched from her deck in the daring, first surprise bombing raid on Japan. The atmosphere is tense, as the Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers of Torpedo Squadron Eight are poised for takeoff. The pilots' orders are to attack the entire might of the Japanese fleet off Midway Island. Squadron leader, LCdr John C. Waldron and his aircrews are well aware that their chances of survival from this fateful mission are minimal at best.
At the time of its introduction in 1937, the Devastator was in the technological forefront of aircraft design. However, five short years later, it was hopelessly obsolete against a powerful, formidable enemy. Flying low and slow against the Japanese armada, all fifteen torpedo bombers were shot out of the sky with only one survivor, Ensign George Gay. However, this action forced the defending Zero fighters down to wave-top level and exhausted much of their fuel, leaving their carriers virtually unprotected. Soon after, SBD Dauntless dive bombers hit and sank three carriers, the pride of the Japanese fleet (the Akagi, the Kaga, the Soryu, and the next day, the Hiryu.)
This action was the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. From that point on, Japan would be fighting a defensive war against increasingly powerful American forces.
This historically significant, emotionally inspiring print is dedicated to the brave men of Torpedo Squadron Eight who sacrificed their lives and, in doing so, enabled America to gain the offensive and pursue victory in the Second World War.
Happy Anniversary!! :-)
The Danutless was a “cool” looking plane.
I knew Akagi was “Red Castle”, thanks for the info on the other 3 carriers. Do you know what Zuikaku and Shokaku translate too?
big ole bttt
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