Thanks, Jim. What poignant memories.
Chris
On 4 Jan 2013, at 00:57, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
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