Wilton reminds me of my cousin. Both entered the military as enlisted men,
both became officers, both were good story tellers, etc.
Cousin was an army air corp logistics officer stationed in Britain during
WW-2. He was told to get ammunition to North Africa ASAP. The only pilots
available were on R&R and the only planes available were (B-24s?) deadlined
for structural problems. He invited the R&R pilots to a party and talked
one of the generals into donating his stock of very scarce whiskey. After
the pilots got pretty well lubricated he persuaded them to sign a roster for
a secret flight the next day.
The pilots were very unhappy about where they were going and what they were
flying the next morning, but they successfully delivered the ammo and made
it back to Britain.
After the war, cousin went to Chiang Kai-sheks China as General Marshalls
logistics officer; a failed mission as everyone knows. He finished out his
career as a personnel officer at MacDill. AFB.
Here is info on the B-24s structural problems:
http://usaircraft.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1445&page=2#4354
Gerry
PS: Cousins "fame" has persisted long after his military career ended.
After the war, MacDill AFB officers would hunt wild hogs on the Avon Park
bombing range when there was no military activity. Cousin would find
enlisted men and "volunteer" them as "aides" for the hunts; a difficult and
dangerous job.
One enlistee made the mistake of doing a great job on his first hunt, so
cousin "volunteered" him many times.
After discharge, the enlistee became a successful cartoonist and apparently
"got even" with cousin by including his cartoon image in his comic strips
that are still being drawn by his son.
Cousins wife, a railroad workers daughter from Mississippi; who was very
proud of being "the colonels lady"; would turn beet red anytime someone
mentioned that infamous cartoon strip.
You can find it in nearly any major newspaper. Look for "General
Halftrack". He looks just like cousin did.
Note: The wild hog sausage from those hunts was some of the best I've ever
eaten.
Gerry
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From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
Mighty quiet. I may hafta throw in another Sondy Tale if y'all're not
careful.
Wilton
From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com>
NO, too early and too cold (22F).
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