Will do. Thank you. I, too, love this stuff. Here's a previous project:

https://www.camptakodah.org/about/history/memorial-lodge/lost-takodians-world-war-ii/

OUTSTANDING

It's definitely him. Confirmed. Now we're going to start searching our records and work to contact his family to see if they have this photo.

THANK YOU GENERAL SIR

Wow. They really do look similar!!!

Agreed. Thanks!

(Plays surf music)

Definitely

We've found 12 of them so far. We'll find him too. I greatly appreciate the help.

https://www.camptakodah.org/about/history/memorial-lodge/lost-takodians-world-war-ii/

You can count on it.

This is extraordinary. I can't thank you enough.

I can already smell the ocean. Wait. No. That's the plastic factory.

That also explains the dot above it. I can't believe I didn't see that. Thank you!

Also, do you see the name as Dale or Dick?

Possible clues from r/wwiipics:

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Here is a link for a P-47N in the same markings and with the next sequential serial number (4488538) as a member of the 414th Fighter Group in the Pacific. I think it is safe to say these are both P-47Ns, probably both P-47N-5s belonging to the 414th Fighter Group, given the markings. Link to the 414th FG wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/414th_Fighter_Group

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According to this page, the aircraft in the background is a P-47N, which is also suggested by the extended vertical surface on the tail and the additional antennas. It seems serial numbers in that vicinity were operated by the 414th FG, and this photo was likely taken on Iwo Jima.

Typical rich people.

Leominster on the Beach has a nice ring to it.

Precisely

Gorgeous!

It sure is.

Gotcha.

That article is from 2018. Did it go away and come back? 🤔