Portage,Indiana
Article from the Feb. 10th 2008 Herald Republican News paper.

Excellent this is a nice story!

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Awsome. Thanks for sharing

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American by birth, TEXAN by the grace of GOD!

They should do that more often.

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Sixty-four bomber pilots and crew lie in the cemetery at Wevelgem Communal and today many locals still pay their respects to those brave men from high in the skies.

I suppose it would be too much to ask for a pic from 'back then'...

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I'm working on finding a photo of her back then,but not having much luck yet. But here's a website I did come across in my search: Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: The Barracks Wall: The WW II Pinup Gallery

Thanks very much! Beautiful website! You made me feel I was born in the wrong time

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There's nothing like knowing what you are fighting for.

I sometimes agree with your sentiment, Miguel, wrong time for me too.

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Best Regards,
JW

That takes me back,

Gene Tierney was quite a dish, my wife and her could have been twin sisters, when I had my photo taken with my future wife in Sydney, she had some single snapshots taken as well, the fellas who saw her picture thought I was carring studio snaps of Gene Tierney.

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All the Best
Jack

All right! In other words you must have maried a beautiful wife Jack! Apparently Gene Tierney was pretty famous.

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Gene Tierney was a very beautiful woman - she was legendary as the star of the film-noir classic, 'Laura'.....

Photos from Laura

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Excellent story! I loved the ending: " We were a dandy couple, we still are!"

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Wow! No wonder she was a model for so many aircraft nose artists! She is beautiful.

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Arrrrggggghhhh! Where's my cardio-pulmonar ressuscitation equipment when I need it!

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Laura, that is one of the "must sees" of the film-noir era. Gene Tierney was such a delectable vision.

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Best Regards,
JW

great article!! thanks for posting!!

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Scott

Great article.

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best I can do so far for the lady being honoured in her glory days:

Aline Osborn:

Ex-Navy pinup girl lauded for boosting morale - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times

Cheers,
Adam.

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It's only the Internet.

Thanks for a good article.

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Man of the Year 1942

Regards, Richard

GOOD job finding it, Adam.

Somebody rep him for his tenaciousness. I can't yet, it's been too soon.

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Best Regards,
JW

Done! Who taught you such a complicated word ?

And yes, there were beautiful girls back then. Thinking of it, there were always and there will be !