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Nice period photos of A-2's

Chandler

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So he *was* a general. Just looks a little less than "regulation."

And yeah, I was wondering how a Chinese communist soldier got on Iwo Jima. ;)
 
Brettafett

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Its the star on the HBT Ive never seen before. And he looks so young to be a General. And is that a man-bag or a holster he is wearing?
But Generals didn't wear holsters... Important documents? But they'd have lackies to do that...
Its just a weird pic all round.
 
Smithy

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It's the star that threw me, both the Communist Chinese and Japanese obviously used it on their headwear.
 
Chandler

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Brettafett said:
Its the star on the HBT Ive never seen before. And he looks so young to be a General. And is that a man-bag or a holster he is wearing?
But Generals didn't wear holsters... Important documents? But they'd have lackies to do that...
Its just a weird pic all round.
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Smithy said:
It's the star that threw me, both the Communist Chinese and Japanese obviously used it on their headwear.
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Gotch'a, that's what threw me at first too -- age and doesn't exactly appear as most brigadier generals did in the war.

And yeah, I think that's a shoulder holster. General's didn't wear holsters? Ever seen pictures of Patton?

Man-bag... Dr. Jones would like to see you in his office after class. ;)

Another HBT on Capt. Robert Prince in the Philippines, just for fun.
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Lorenzo_l

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Chandler said:
Looks like Doolittle's Raiders?
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I was asking myself the same question. A few guys wearing A-2s and preparing ammo on a carrier's flight deck. Could be. The guy on the far right has a chest patch on his A-2, but I cannot reconcile that with those worn by Doolittle's Raiders.
 
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Chandler

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Lorenzol said:
I was asking myself the same question. A few guys wearing A-2s and preparing ammo on a carrier's deck. Could be. The guy on the far right has a chest patch on his A-2, but I cannot reconcile that with those worn by Doolittle's Raiders.
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I saw all the sailors and the prop wash warning in the background.

So many different squadron patches in the Raiders -- might have to scroll thru the group shots at Good Wear.

*Update: Crews 12 & 13. @Lorenzol
 
Lorenzo_l

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Chandler said:
I saw all the sailors and the prop wash warning in the background.

So many different squadron patches in the Raiders -- might have to scroll thru the group shots at Goodwear.
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It is indeed a photograph of the Raiders on the flight deck of the USS Hornet!

NH 53424 Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

USAAF aircrewmen preparing .50 caliber machine gun ammunition on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while the carrier was steaming toward the mission's launching point. Ammunition box in center is marked A.P. M2, Incndy. M1, Trcr. M1, indicating the ammunition types inside: armor piercing...
www.history.navy.mil www.history.navy.mil
 
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