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  1. A Bomber General

    What do you do for Living?

    I work as a production planner in a large high performance metals plant. Never a dull moment.
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    WWII Photos - Taken / Collected by Family Members

    A couple of photos of my step-grandfather Arnold Watterson. He served as a crew chief with the 546th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, 8th AF at Grafton Underwood, England from 1943-1945.
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    WWII Photos - Taken / Collected by Family Members

    My great grandfather Joseph F. Carter upon his enlistment in the Army Air Force at age 39 in 1943. He served in the Pacific theater for the remainder of the war then remained in the Air Force until his retirement in 1963.
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    Favorite old shows that you grew up watching then exposed your children?

    I've loved The Honeymooners since I first saw the shows back in the mid 1980s. My kids have watched quite a few of the 'classic 39' and even have a favorite episode.
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    December 7,1941

    Just wanted to take a moment to remember two local men who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. Radioman 2nd Class Dean Baker Orwick, a native of Toledo, was severely wounded while aboard the aircraft tender U.S.S. Curtiss; he died of his wounds overnight aboard the hospital ship U.S.S...
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    December 7,1941

    "In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu." I'm surprised that even then that they didn't check the accuracy of that statement before putting it in such an important Presidential speech." The Japanese sank one US merchantman...
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    A Day That Will Live In Infamy

    HudsonHawk, you're right on point. Pearl Harbor is perhaps the most visible demarcation between America as it "was" and what it has become. It is impossible to understand the American character and society of the 21st century without an appreciation of how radically WWII (and the aftermath)...
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    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    Great posts and not a question I'd considered until tonight. I've tried to live an upbeat life and would like to go out the same way. "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw and "Let's Dance" by the Benny Goodman Orchestra would be the way to go I think. The only funeral that I can remember that had...
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    Old gas stations

    This is a photo from the 1950s of the Williams' family Gulf service station that was just a few blocks from where I grew up. The building is still there today, but now it only sells tires. Here's a picture of the same station today.
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    Show us your photography

    The Ohio Building in downtown Toledo lit up on a cold fall night. The decorative ghouls a dozen stories up are not to be missed, but hard to see at night.
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    Show us your radios!

    Yes, it can be difficult to find original replacement glass. For my 40-190, I could only find the right dial "glass" in acrylic plastic. Radio Daze sells a variety of replacement dials, and you're in luck- part DG056 is a direct glass replacement for your dial but it will set you back about $30...
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    Show us your radios!

    As much as I like the Philco shown above, my 1952 Hallicrafters TW-1000 is my favorite. It sits atop my dresser and sees frequent use. While not an Art Deco piece, its receiving abilities are hard to match even with today's equipment. "They don't build 'em like they used to."
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    Show us your radios!

    Here's a progression of photos showing the rebuild process.
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    Show us your radios!

    Here's the Philco Model 40-190 the day I brought it home. It had a number of issues; it wouldn't power up properly, the dial glass was missing, the push buttons had degenerated into shards, and the finish was filthy and worn. A basket case but one with a lot of potential.
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    If you went back to the Golden Era, what would you notice first?

    I was thinking about this idea the other day and would like to hear some thoughts from the group. Let's suppose that you could go back in time to 1940, to your hometown or a place that you know intimately. Toledo, Ohio in my case. What would be the first thing that you noticed that clued you...
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    Where were you 50 years ago when JFK was shot

    I wasn't around yet, but can share a memory that my grandmother told me the other night. It was mid afternoon and she was listening to the radio in the kitchen while starting to get things ready for dinner. She heard the announcement that the president had been shot. As a fellow Catholic, she...
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    WWII secrets...

    I would like to know what intelligence the Dutch had regarding the imminent attack on Pearl Harbor and whether that intelligence was shared with US Navy, specifically in the Philippines. The voyage of the Tatsuta Maru also is of great interest.
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    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    Grace Kelly with Jo Stafford a close second. Beautiful elegant women.
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    Film Noir Favorites

    My favorites are Murder, My Sweet (1945) and The Maltese Falcon (1941). The dialogue and lighting in Murder, My Sweet set the bar pretty high for any film that followed in this genre. Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet faced off again in 1942's Across the Pacific, which certainly had some film noir...
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    Love letter from 1940 unearthed

    Just an incredible series of stories guys. Thanks for posting them.

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