The pic that started me on Power Wagons, and Dad's medal

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Posted by Chriscase [76.201.19.200] on Friday, February 05, 2010 at 21:32:57 :

The truck my father was in on Tinian. It got bent up a bit when it got hit by an unexploded 250# mine, launched from an explosion in a neighboring revetment. Leo's subsequent "valiant efforts, coolness and quick thinking" earned him the Soldier's Medal for rushing in to the burning bomb storage revetment, tearing the burning clothes off of two soldiers, and rushing them to the aid station. The two men eventually recovered.

Happy 90th birthday Dad!

(now I know it isn't a power wagon, but didn't as a kid)

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Re: The pic that started me on Power Wagons, and Dad's medal - njjim 14:50:25 02/06/2010

Re: The pic that started me on Power Wagons, and Dad's medal - Gary Troxel 00:20:19 02/06/2010

Army Air Corp - Chriscase 01:32:56 02/06/2010
- Re: Army Air Corp - Gary Troxel 10:32:46 02/06/2010
  - He fathered 8 children, - Chriscase 11:10:06 02/06/2010

Re: The pic that started me on Power Wagons, and Dad's medal - Paul ( in NY) 22:18:43 02/05/2010

Link to bigger pic to International Bomb Truck - Chriscase 21:35:48 02/05/2010

Re: Link to bigger pic to International Bomb Truck - bill peaslee 23:32:19 02/05/2010
Re: Link to bigger pic to International Bomb Truck - Kurt Hirte 22:10:46 02/05/2010

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