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| Author: | netnut [ Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
Howdy All;-)) Just A Little Family History. My Dad Died When I Was 12 yrs Old. He Never Said To Much About The War. After He Died His Major Sent The Family A Letter... Great Read! So Back To Bougainville... Dad Was A SeaBee Attached To The 3rd Marine Div. 1942 Till End Of War! He Helped Build Airstrips & Roads. All Up And Down The Islands. So When We Fly These Maps.... Thank SeaBees.. For All Them Fine Air Strips! Major Had Many Funny Stories I Never Heard Before! Peace. Dad Wasn't Much Of A Talker About The War. Great Day To All!!!! NetNut;-))) |
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| Author: | bollok [ Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
Thanks for sharing Netnut. <S |
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| Author: | netnut [ Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
bollok wrote: Thanks for sharing Netnut. <S Thanks Sir Bolok.... Hope Your Day Is Nice;-))) |
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| Author: | mSpiro [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
Pretty cool Netnut <S> to you and your dad The Seabees did an amazing job turning those jungles into airstrips. I had a lot of fun using Google Earth to find them and collecting images while researching the Solomons and New Guinea. Piva:   Torokina:   Stirling Island:  
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| Author: | netnut [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
Thanks mSpiro Great Pictures! Mean Jungle... Dad Caught Malaria Over There. As Many Did. ;-( Have A Great Day..Sir;-)) |
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| Author: | olddog [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
My Dad was a Seabee too and was there at Bougainville and the Solomans, I have his Seabees photo book they put together. Wonder if they met? |
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| Author: | netnut [ Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dad Helped Build Air Strips... Bougainville |
Howdy OldDog Very Interesting OldDog They May Have.  ) Charles E Patterson Was Dad's Name.On The SeaBees Web Site Years Ago I Saw A Picture Of Him And Another Guy Taken By The Camp Sign. We Have A Few Pictures Too . Over The Years We Have Misplaced Some. Been Wanting To Go Through All Of Them. Hope To Do It Soon. Thanks OldDog! small World!!! Enjoy The Day. )
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