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jbell
PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:39 am 
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Many moons ago, when dad was still alive, we were reminiscing through his Army Air Corps souvenirs.
I was paging through a class yearbook of Dads and found a pic of "Jack Webb", Gardner Field class 44-D.
Dad had no recollection of classmate "Webb" but we both got a great laugh out of our "find".
I've included a pic of the yearbook cover. Cool huh?...........John
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" Just the FLAK 'mam, just the FLAK" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
What was his crew position? Did he ever go overseas?

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The Inspector wrote:
" Just the FLAK 'mam, just the FLAK" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
What was his crew position? Did he ever go overseas?

Now that was down right funny! Of course the younger whippersnappers on here won't know what you're talking about. I just found on "Wikipedia" he washed out of flight school. Oh well, good thing he was a better actor than a pilot :( .............John


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Sully
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Found here:

http://www.emergencyfans.com/people/jack_webb.htm

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during wwII, webb worked "a swing shift at the byron jackson steel mill " as an electric hacksaw operator. he eventually joined the air force. " i spent three and a half years as a pilot trainee... " but he never got his wings. newspapers somehow got the idea he was a war hero, and later was blamed of faking stories of glory, but he never claimed to see any more war action than "the saturday night crap game at the post".


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So the AAC flight training in California may have been his free ticket to "HOLLYWOOD".........John
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