1941-1942 Holster & Utility Belt
Article about: My father was a fighter pilot in VF-42 aboard USS Yorktown (CV-5) from June 1941 through the ship's loss in June 1942. He was the senior of the VF-42 pilots assigned to VF-3 for the Battle o
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Very nice piece of family history to be cherished for sure.
John
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Very nice set there, thanks for showing.
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Agree. A great piece of family history there tied to a historical battle.
Assume he flew Wildcats at that point of the war?
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My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Wow that is very cool.
Its even better it was kept in that Family.
Good man!!
Semper Fi
Phil
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Agree. A great piece of family history there tied to a historical battle.
Assume he flew Wildcats at that point of the war?
Thanks to all for your kind words. Actually I had dragged a box from the attic to see what could be discarded . . . obviously not that.
And, yes, Wildcats, F4F-3 up through Coral Sea and F4F-4 at Midway and in the spring & summer of 1943 in the Solomon's with VF-11.
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What a great family heirloom!
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