It's funny how the date hits home and I suddenly relate in a strange
sort of way. The first photo of me that I know of is on my first
birthday. I'm sitting in a washtub at my grandmother's house. That was
October 31, 1944... one day after your uncle was killed.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/3/2013 7:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> During WWII, service men frequently sent home B&W 8x10 photos to
> commemorate completion of some phase of their training. This one was
> sent home by my mother's brother when he was training as a gunner
> aboard the Navy Grumman TBF torpedo bomber. His group went on to
> serve aboard the USS Franklin in the South Pacific.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Navy+Training+Group.jpg.html
>
> He is second from the right in the front row, where he marked an
> "X".
>
> On October 30, 1944, the "Big Ben" was hit by a series of kamikaze
> attacks. My uncle was killed that day and buried at sea.
>
> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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