A little bit of History

[Bradman]

These are pics that my mom recently gave to me of my dad who served in WWII. He was my step father who rasied me since the age of 6. He passed away in 1987 and received many medals such as The Distingusied Flying Cross which I now have too. I have a box full of news paper articals as well as pictures. I am going to keep some of it an donate the rest to Palm Springs Air Museum. The news paper artical shown was written in 1945. The story is about my dad piloting a P-51 Mustang and scoring his first victory over the Luftwaffe while helping to escort heavy bombers over Germany. The two smaller pics are of my dad blowing up a German train. The other picture is of him standing in front of his first plane a P-40.
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My dad is the one in the middle.
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[Brady Bunch]

That is badass..... Congrats on having an American War Hero as your father!

[Kilrtoy]

WOW,
That is awesome,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing
My grandfather was tailgunner in a B-17...
Great memories

[LAFD]

thats some bad ass stuff right there. those guys were nuts.

[Desert Rat]

Very nice you have all the reasons in the world to be proud! I think the Air Museum donation is a great idea!

[superdave013]

Hey thanks for posting that. Reading that other thread and hearing of people that seem to be loosing faith in America and then seeing this.
It's sad to see and hear people talk that way even though I do understand. Well, I'm never going to loose faith even though I might not like some things that are going on right now. How can we after what guys like your pops did for us?
My grandfather owned a machine shop during WW2. Your dad prolly flew his parts.

[Bradman]

Very nice you have all the reasons in the world to be proud! I think the Air Museum donation is a great idea!
The news paper articals that I have are amazing. It looks like my dad served under General James "Jimmy" Doolittle. He was part of the Eight Air Forces. I have so much history of WWII sitting here on my kitchen table. Unbelivable!
My dad was pretty amazing. The way he received the Distinguished Flying Cross was, his best friend "last name Pitz" got shot down in enemy territory. If they survived the crash, they were supposed to try and destroy any and all records. After that they were on their own. My dad saw where he went down and saw an area where he could land his plane. He went down and rescued his friend, but the aircrafts cockpit was set up for one person only. My dad worked the foot controls while his friend sat in his lap and worked the rest of the controls. When they arrived back to the base they were going to court marshall my dad for not following procedures. But, when the public and media here this, there was such and uproar that he received the medal instead. Here's a couple more pics. The first one if of my dad and his friend, Pitz.
Pitz is in the middle
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[AltarGirl]

These are pics that my mom recently gave to me of my dad who served in WWII. He was my step father who rasied me since the age of 6. He passed away in 1987 and received many medals such as The Distingusied Flying Cross which I now have too. I have a box full of news paper articals as well as pictures. I am going to keep some of it an donate the rest to Palm Springs Air Museum. The news paper artical shown was written in 1945. The story is about my dad piloting a P-51 Mustang and scoring his first victory over the Luftwaffe while helping to escort heavy bombers over Germany. The two smaller pics are of my dad blowing up a German train. The other picture is of him standing in front of his first plane a P-40.
http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pc_jqddVOWRkT6M2_MsS8FRGbn76_zRDBoi_cMvrcx6M3QKh x9aUTznoZT35heJYG2dG62Ngn0oTc0JSE2yxnoGFVfTxvUYCUD e486o-sHVUma9ZqdzxgQ2gFVjaa5lgncBcoRDMg1CU
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My dad is the one in the middle.
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That is so exciting! Very good of you to donate it to the museum too, then everyone can share :)

[moneypit]

Very cool. Heres a link I found about my Grandfather during the War when our fighter patrolled off the California coast. Amazing to think we had to protect that area at the time. Anyway grandpa always told me about this mishap and how he was ordered not to land the plane in the rough seas. He did because he wanted to save the pilot in which he did that day. Years later after he passed, I found this story on the internet that described what he had always told me. It was amazing to find this documentation.
Richard Marvin Stute (http://www.vpnavy.com/vj7_mishap_1940.html)

[Red Horse]

Very cool.
I am in the Air Force. He helped lay the ground work for the worlds strongest Air Force. You should be VERY proud and it seems that you are. What was his name? I might be able to find some more info out. :cool:

[unleashed]

AWESOME PHOTOS and even more awesome background....makes you proud!
Deano
Unleashedclothing (http://www.unleashedclothing.com) :crossx:

[Bradman]

Very cool.
I am in the Air Force. He helped lay the ground work for the worlds strongest Air Force. You should be VERY proud and it seems that you are. What was his name? I might be able to find some more info out. :cool:
That would be very cool. His name Second Lieut. John Patrick Starke.

[Bradman]

Very cool. Heres a link I found about my Grandfather during the War when our fighter patrolled off the California coast. Amazing to think we had to protect that area at the time. Anyway grandpa always told me about this mishap and how he was ordered not to land the plane in the rough seas. He did because he wanted to save the pilot in which he did that day. Years later after he passed, I found this story on the internet that described what he had always told me. It was amazing to find this documentation.
Richard Marvin Stute (http://www.vpnavy.com/vj7_mishap_1940.html)
That is what I call "TRUE HEROISM".

[Thorsinc]

Mike,
That is an awesome idea donating it to the museum. It looks like your dad set a great foundation for not only our country but his family as well!

[DILLIGAF]

Very cool to see. Thanks for posting it for all of us here. My father went in the Merchant Marines at 16 and was a lifelong military man. I know how proud you feel

[Riomouse911]

P-51D pilot, outstanding! Both my Grandfather (Marines Kodiak Ak WWII) and Great Uncle (Marines, Pacific service no combat) served, and I loved their stories. Neat to have a piece of history in the family for future generations to marvel at, with the pictures to show and the medal to hold!
The only "historical" figure in my past is a Great x3 Grandfather who served with Sam houston in the Battles for Texas' Independence.. wounded at San Jacinto, raised a company of Texas Rangers for Indian battles etc.... A few internet blurbs about him are here and there, but nothing as cool as what you have! :cool:

[ratso]

That is so cool Bradman... ;)