Sportsdad60
10-10-2016, 11:21
Sharing: Grandpa pictured when serving as an Army Airman in WW1, along with postcards from Kelly Field that he wrote on the back of each one.
A Spitfire compass (I know they didn't have spitfires in WW1.. ) and my Colt 1911 made in 1916.
All sitting on top of a B-17 Pilot's Album book.
The "Jenny" is what Grandpa trained in. The war ended before he was deployed overseas so he returned home after service, saved up his money working and went to college at Nebraska and played for the Cornhuskers from 1922-1924. In 1923 they beat Knute Rockne's Fighting Irish in a classic, 14-7.
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A Spitfire compass (I know they didn't have spitfires in WW1.. ) and my Colt 1911 made in 1916.
All sitting on top of a B-17 Pilot's Album book.
The "Jenny" is what Grandpa trained in. The war ended before he was deployed overseas so he returned home after service, saved up his money working and went to college at Nebraska and played for the Cornhuskers from 1922-1924. In 1923 they beat Knute Rockne's Fighting Irish in a classic, 14-7.
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