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March 27th, 2008, 12:28 AM
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Re: Name that general! (with written questions too)
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March 27th, 2008, 01:01 AM
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Who is this Pacific Vice Admiral?
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March 27th, 2008, 01:21 PM
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He was awarded the Medal of Honor, but not for action in the Second World War.
He was on board a ship at a Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.
He participated in the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway & Eastern Solomons before being transferred to shore command.
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March 27th, 2008, 02:35 PM
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Well, that would be Vice Adm. Frank 'Jack' Fletcher, operational commander at both the battle of Coral Sea and the battle of Midway - two critical turning points in the war in the Pacific. He went on to numerous other Pacifi operations and wound up serving in the postwar occupation of northern Japan.
I always marvel at how deceptive the pictures of the fighting generals and admirals can be - he looks like a granddad, not a fighting admiral.
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EDIT: "...he looks like a granddad, not a fighting admiral." Yeah, yeah, I know... it's possible to be both.... but you get my drift.
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March 27th, 2008, 02:41 PM
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That he does, Lou.
Vex us with your photo.
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March 27th, 2008, 02:55 PM
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Now THIS guy looks like a Fighting General ! (which he was) Instead of a gentle granddad, he looks like a
drunk uncle with a bad attitude!
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March 27th, 2008, 03:43 PM
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Chesty Puller
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March 27th, 2008, 04:11 PM
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Bingo! Probably too easy for this crowd (plus, I just loved that quote), but he's such a colorful character - a Marine Corps icon - five Navy Crosses!
OK, Jeff.... give us one thats kinda' hard (not TOO hard, now.... you know.... just medium).
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Who is the man in the pith helmet?
Just for fun, who are the other two?
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March 27th, 2008, 06:16 PM
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Bingo! Probably too easy for this crowd (plus, I just loved that quote), but he's such a colorful character - a Marine Corps icon - five Navy Crosses!
OK, Jeff.... give us one thats kinda' hard (not TOO hard, now.... you know.... just medium).
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Five Navy Crosses while earning only one Purple Heart. most are killed earning their first.
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March 27th, 2008, 10:48 PM
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hitler's purges in the army before the shooting started: who was the german general said to have married a woman of questionable reputation? who was the other accused of being gay?
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March 28th, 2008, 04:12 AM
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Who is the man in the pith helmet?
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I'm gonna' need a hint before I wear out the internet!
I'm seeing 4-stars, and thinking this pic was in the CBI....(?)
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March 28th, 2008, 07:11 AM
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A hint please -- I'm moused out from googling. However, I've learned a lot about American 4 star generals and admirals!
I keep vacilating between South Pacific (pith helmet) and then North Africa/Sicily/Italy for the theatres of operation to narrow down the choices. Operation Torch etc seems possible because of the light quality, the light weight material of the clothing, the clay tiles on the roof, and the deciduous bark trees in the background.
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March 28th, 2008, 12:17 PM
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Jonathan "Skinny" Wainwright?
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No idea.....
...Yet
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March 28th, 2008, 01:21 PM
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It's going to hard to give many hints without giving it away. He's in the Pacific, that's Chester Nimitiz in the center and a Marine general to the right that I'm not going to name just yet.
His early success was not aniticpated because he was a cruiser division commander who would not have the experience to handle carriers.
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March 28th, 2008, 01:31 PM
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hitler's purges in the army before the shooting started: who was the german general said to have married a woman of questionable reputation? who was the other accused of being gay?
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The person asking the current question has to acknowledge a correct answer before a new one can be asked by the person getting the question correct.
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March 28th, 2008, 02:02 PM
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The man on the left looks like Adm. Raymond Spruance, co-commander of the Pacific Fleet with Halsey.
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It is Raymond Spruance.
Your turn, Jacob.
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March 28th, 2008, 02:50 PM
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It is Raymond Spruance.
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Interesting picture - who was the Marine general, and where was the pic taken?
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March 28th, 2008, 02:56 PM
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I'll come up with something shortly.
Regarding the man on the right (and without revealing his identity), would it help to know whether he is marine or army? Are those three stars on his collar?
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