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Naval Aviator card for George C. Hall (my dad), issued by the Dept. of the Navy, 23 June 1944. Scanned original, Feb. 2010, owned by the Hall family, La.
Page from flight log of George C. Hall, dated 23 June 1944 (the day the above card was issued), detailing flight time to date. Owned by the Hall family, La. Digital photo by Liz Hall Morgan, Feb. 2010.
George C. Hall, c. 1944. Photo privately held by Liz Hall Morgan.
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for identifying my antique spoon pattern. That was the frosting on the cake! Linda from Flipside
ReplyDeleteThis is so fascinating. I have no naval veterans in my family (only infantry!) but this week I was watching a series on History Television about Guadalcanal and the great battles connected to that place.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to think of the conditions that aviators flew under during World War II. They were exposed to many G's of downforce AND had to fight with very little in the way of radar etc.
Nerves of steel.
Very impressive.
Evelyn in Montreal
Thanks, Evelyn. While I'm sure raising a family was exciting in a _different_ kind of way :) , I think this must have been one of the most exciting (and scary!) times of my dad's life.
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