Aunt Fritzi: Hi, grandpa...I always think of you serving in world war 2 on "pearl harbor day"...You didn't even wait! You just enlisted the next day! I brought extra com-pany today!
Caption: The greatest generation remembered today.
Kudos to Guy Gilchrist for once again being at the head of the line when it comes to remembering Pearl Harbor Day! My Uncle Gabe – in the picture at the left – joined up BEFORE Pearl Harbor. In those days, if you went into the service BEFORE you were drafted – you had some leeway in choosing what type of service you wanted to be trained for – and he was trained for radar – which – at that time – was top secret. My Uncle Loren was on a troop transport, headed toward Pearl Harbor, when they learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. Uncle Loren arrived in time to be part of the mopping up operation, and helped take care of a lot of the wounded. What would be great would be to see some of the Fritzi-Phil-Nancy and Sluggo strips which were published during World War II. I remember Nancy and Sluggo helping to publicize the availability of War Bonds!
Kudos to Guy Gilchrist for once again being at the head of the line when it comes to remembering Pearl Harbor Day! My Uncle Gabe – in the picture at the left – joined up BEFORE Pearl Harbor. In those days, if you went into the service BEFORE you were drafted – you had some leeway in choosing what type of service you wanted to be trained for – and he was trained for radar – which – at that time – was top secret. My Uncle Loren was on a troop transport, headed toward Pearl Harbor, when they learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. Uncle Loren arrived in time to be part of the mopping up operation, and helped take care of a lot of the wounded. What would be great would be to see some of the Fritzi-Phil-Nancy and Sluggo strips which were published during World War II. I remember Nancy and Sluggo helping to publicize the availability of War Bonds!