Submitted by stsparky t3_10fowme in OldSchoolCool
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crister_ronaldosui7 t1_j4y8mrd wrote
Old-school engineer drip. Very cool
mikeonmaui t1_j4y9kzn wrote
A picture of an American Hero!! Happy Birthday and much aloha from Maui!
myexistentialcrisis0 t1_j4yebwa wrote
Happy birthday, St. Sparky's dad!
stsparky OP t1_j4yff66 wrote
TheBigManFunk7997 t1_j4yimzg wrote
Did he happen to serve as an engineer to the Radar Corps in Alaska? My grandfather was attached to that unit and this gentleman looks similar to one in photos my grandfather had. Just curious.
stsparky OP t1_j4yjlms wrote
No. My friend’s dad was a Coastie up there then. A family friend was a radar man in Hawaii. Another survived Pearl Harbor in the Raleigh.
Dad served at Fort Ordnance designing amphibious tanks for the Pacific Theater. He had a visit from Eisenhower when he came down with chickenpox. I spend time with him trying to trigger his memories.
TheBigManFunk7997 t1_j4ykl9v wrote
That is so amazing. I lost granddad in 1995. I was too young to pick his brain at the time, but I desperately wish I could/would have. Happy birthday to your father and a huge thank you to him.
dubedubedo t1_j4zw7sh wrote
The greatest generation
VergerCT t1_j4y78ub wrote
Happy Birthday Sarge!!