While my father was still very young, he obviously had a "never give up" attitude already. The Army Air Corps recruitment officer had already told him he didn't qualify because he didn't weigh enough. Determined to be a P-38 pilot, Daddy ate like he had never eaten before. He was naturally slender, as his father before him. Gaining weight at his age was harder than it seemed.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Guadalcanal and Millsaps College
Just before classes would have started at Millsaps College, the United States began the "boots on the ground" invasions in the Pacific. Marines of the 1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal August 7, 1942...Daddy's 18th birthday.
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