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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts) Fri Aug 23, 2019, 06:12 PM Aug 2019

Trivia....still help with these pics, please!

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Trivia....still help with these pics, please! (Original Post) Heartstrings Aug 2019 OP

#2 catnap? Niagara Aug 2019 #1

#2 Early My Pillow ad.#5 Some guy with anti-aircraft gun. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #2

#5 is a WWII antiaircraft gun. grumpyduck Aug 2019 #3

The gentleman appears to be a warrant officer Doug.Goodall Aug 2019 #4

Thanks for the clue ... Donkees Aug 2019 #6

#5 Gerald Ford Donkees Aug 2019 #5

Niagara

(7,547 posts)

1. #2 catnap?

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 06:37 PM

Aug 2019

This wall decor looks very familiar to me while giving me deja vu, but I just can't place it.

Sneederbunk

(14,275 posts)

2. #2 Early My Pillow ad.#5 Some guy with anti-aircraft gun.

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 06:43 PM

Aug 2019

grumpyduck

(6,222 posts)

3. #5 is a WWII antiaircraft gun.

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 06:44 PM

Aug 2019

The uniform looks like Army but could be Navy.

Doug.Goodall

(1,241 posts)

4. The gentleman appears to be a warrant officer

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:35 PM

Aug 2019

It looks like he is sitting on an M1 single barrel 40mm Bofors anti aircraft gun.

Donkees

(31,328 posts)

6. Thanks for the clue ...

Reply to Doug.Goodall (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 24, 2019, 05:07 AM

Aug 2019

Lieutenant Ford (Gerald Ford) served initially as the ship’s athletic director, as well as a gunnery division officer, supervising a 40mm anti-aircraft gun on the carrier’s fantail.

Donkees

(31,328 posts)

5. #5 Gerald Ford

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2019, 05:06 AM

Aug 2019

Lieutenant Ford served initially as the ship’s athletic director, as well as a gunnery division officer, supervising a 40mm anti-aircraft gun on the carrier’s fantail.

Ship's gunnery officers, October 24, 1943.

Pictured second from right in first row is LT Gerald R. Ford Jr., who later became the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977)

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