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Family Experience With M1 Carbine
Thought this might be of some interest to some here......
My dad flew P47's in WWII, then the P51 and F84 on two combat tours in Korea. I recently ran across this note (excerpted) that he had tucked into the back of one of my carbine books.
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{I may have been} the only fighter jock in Korea 1951 who carried an M1
Carbine into battle. There was a space beside the left side of the seat where a little rifle would just fit. Knowing what we did of...treatment of prisoners, I was determined to shoot it out if in danger of capture. I carried a Colt 45, a Walther P38 and and M1 Carbine."
Somewhere, I have a photo of him climbing out of a P51, with the carbine, and you can see the P38 holster as well. Guess I inherited the gun bug rightly!!!
As an aside, I remember him always being bemused by the fact that the 45 pistol he carried in WWII was made by Singer Sewing Machine (I think he traded it for a "good one").........wish he'd managed to hang on to that!!!!!
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That is a great story. Please find the photos of you dad and post.
Lousy sewing machines! I own two. A Remington Rand and an Underwood. I sure wish I had a Singer!
Bill Hollinger
"We're surrounded, that simplifies our problem!"
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Thunderbolt, 430 mph prop plane. How cool is that. If you find the picture, I hope you post it. Your Dad sure as heck did his share.
As for a 1 of 500 pistol, he made a mistake there. At the time, who knew? Great story.
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Thank you all!!
I'll see what I can do about finding the photo--he, and his best friend in Korea, were INVETERATE photographers, so it is one of many many hundreds........
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I could manage to view a 100 photos if you care to scan and post them for everyone. They took them to preserve memories, least I can do is take the time to view them out of respect.
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My Dad did the same thing in WW II in the South Pacific. He was a radioman-Rear gunner on SBD. He said right down beside his feet, he stored an M1 Carbine and 60 rds. He didnt have much faith in the .38 they were giving them for survival. Very Proud of him. He later became Judge of the 182nd district Court in Houston. We lost him in August of 2000, and I miss him a lot.
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Originally Posted by
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He didnt have much faith in the .38 they were giving them for survival.
Your Dad and others are why we have the life we have today. Korea vets too. Truly the "Greatest generation" without doubt! While I'm no youngster myself (69 in a few days), every time I see a WWII or Korea vet, I feel compelled to thank them. Many other do to.
Since you mentioned the .38, I am reminded of the only time I "went down" in a hostile area. All me and my front seat had were those S&W 4" bbl .38s. It was a wake up call to scrounge something better, the only rifles available were M16s. They wouldn't fit anywhere in a Cobra gunship. Ended up just hoping for the best, and got lucky, as I ended up not needing it anyway 
But a good old M1A1 would have fit perfectly!!
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I could manage to view a 100 photos if you care to scan and post them for everyone. They took them to preserve memories, least I can do is take the time to view them out of respect.
Respect, curiosity, research, and any number of reasons. If you will scan them, we will look.......
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If you will scan them, we will look.......
Well, with that in mind--what are some recommendations for a good scanner that will be able to scan: 35mm Kodachrome slides, 35mm B&W contact sheets, 35mm B&W negatives? Like I mentioned, he was an inveterate photographer, darkroom enthusiast, so there are a jillion pix in one form or another. Mostly at my mom's in Texas, but if I can work out some good scanning techniques, I'll see what I can come up with---bear with me, though, this will be a long project!!
So--scanner recommendations? I know that with software, I can easily convert the negatives to readable images, but would love something that can handle the three different formats. I have a feeling the $39 dollar one at the local pharmacy isn't quite up to snuff.....................
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But a CostCo photo center might.
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