September 1944.
A U.S. Navy torpedo plane, piloted by Lt. George Bush was shot down near Okinawa. he parachuted into the sea and was rescued by a U.S. Navy submarine.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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