From the August 10, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1941, 75 Years Ago. "Confidant that considerable waste aluminum in the shape of discarded pots and pans, parts of old radio sets, washing machines and wringers and household articles of similar nature still remain in the homes of DeKalb, the DeKalb Aluminum Defense Committee today issued an appeal to the people of DeKalb to bring discarded, but valuable metal, to the dump which has been created at Third and Locust Streets."
I imagine this would have something to do with leading up to yesterday's post about the Boy Scouts.
--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.
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Looking Back to 1941: Youngsters Arouse Suspicions
From the August 17, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1941, 75 Years Ago: "Youngsters with flashlights were around automobiles on North Third Street in DeKalb early this morning and persons at the Rice Hotel asked the police to investigate.
"It was found that the lads were Boy Scouts detailed to guard the collection of aluminum, and they were whiling away some of the hours looking at cars parked along the curb when they attracted the attention."
The Rice Hotel has since been torn down after turning into a transient hotel. It was located at North Third Street in DeKalb. I came across a postcard of its lobby.
--GreGen
1941, 75 Years Ago: "Youngsters with flashlights were around automobiles on North Third Street in DeKalb early this morning and persons at the Rice Hotel asked the police to investigate.
"It was found that the lads were Boy Scouts detailed to guard the collection of aluminum, and they were whiling away some of the hours looking at cars parked along the curb when they attracted the attention."
The Rice Hotel has since been torn down after turning into a transient hotel. It was located at North Third Street in DeKalb. I came across a postcard of its lobby.
--GreGen
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Marines Flag 71-Year-Old Case of Mistaken ID in Iwo Jima Photo-- Part 2
The Marines began the review after being contacted by researchers working for on a Smithsonian Channel documentary spurred by amateur historians Eric Krelle, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Stephen Foley, of Wexford, Ireland, whose questions about the photo were first reported by the Omaha World-Herald in 2014.
Krelle and Foley compared images shot of an earlier flag-raising and the raising of a second, larger flag captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal. They found discrepancies between what the men were wearing, their weapons and gear, prompting Krelle and Foley to argue that some of the Marines in the picture had been misidentified.
The Marines agreed with them that Pfc Harold Schultz, who died in 1995 at age 70, helped raise the flag, along with Harlon Block, Rene Gagnom, Ira Hayes, Frank Soulsey and Michael Strank.
Harold Schultz moved to Los Angeles and worked for the post office after the war and apparently never mentioned his part in the flag-raising.
--GreGen
Krelle and Foley compared images shot of an earlier flag-raising and the raising of a second, larger flag captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal. They found discrepancies between what the men were wearing, their weapons and gear, prompting Krelle and Foley to argue that some of the Marines in the picture had been misidentified.
The Marines agreed with them that Pfc Harold Schultz, who died in 1995 at age 70, helped raise the flag, along with Harlon Block, Rene Gagnom, Ira Hayes, Frank Soulsey and Michael Strank.
Harold Schultz moved to Los Angeles and worked for the post office after the war and apparently never mentioned his part in the flag-raising.
--GreGen
Monday, August 29, 2016
Marines Flag 71-Year-Old Caes of Mistaken ID in Iwo Jima Photo-- Part 3: The Battle of Iwo Jima
More than 6,500 U.S. servicemen died at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a tiny island 660 miles south of Tokyo that was deemed vital to our war effort because Japanese fighter planes based there were intercepting American bombers on missions to Japan.
The invasion began on February 119, 1945, with about 70,000 Marines battling 18,000 Japanese soldiers for 36 days.
Besides those killed, about 20,000 Americans woundee. Only about 200 Japanese soldiers were captured, with the others being killed in the fighting.
--GreGen
The invasion began on February 119, 1945, with about 70,000 Marines battling 18,000 Japanese soldiers for 36 days.
Besides those killed, about 20,000 Americans woundee. Only about 200 Japanese soldiers were captured, with the others being killed in the fighting.
--GreGen
Friday, August 26, 2016
Marines Flag 71-Year-Old Case of Mistaken ID in Iwo Jima Photo-- Part 2
John Bradley had participated in an earlier flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi, and his role took on a central role after his son, James Bradley, wrote a best-selling book about the flag-raisers, "Flags of Our Fathers," which was later made into a hit movie directed by Clint Eastwood.
James Bradley declined to comment on Thursday. However, he told AP in May that he believed his father confused the two flag raisings.
"My father raised a flag on Iwo Jima," Bradley said. "The Marines told him way after the fact, 'Here's a picture of you raising the flag.' He had a memory of him raising a flag, and the two events came together."
--GreGen
James Bradley declined to comment on Thursday. However, he told AP in May that he believed his father confused the two flag raisings.
"My father raised a flag on Iwo Jima," Bradley said. "The Marines told him way after the fact, 'Here's a picture of you raising the flag.' He had a memory of him raising a flag, and the two events came together."
--GreGen
Marines Flag 71-Year-Old Case of Mistaken ID in Iwo Jima Photo-- Part 1
From the June 24, 2016, Chicago Tribune by Scott McFetridge, AP.
One of the six men in that famous photograph of the raising of the American flag at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima was not actually in the image. The Marine Corps announced this June 23 after conducting an investigation prompted by the claims of two amateur historians.
The Marines formed a review committee after the two historians studied a number of photos of the two flag-raisings. They claimed that the famous photo by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal included mistakes and after reviewing, the Marine Corps agreed.
The Marine panel found that Pfc Harold Schultz, of Detroit, was in the photograph and that Navy Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class John Bradley wasn't.
--GreGen
One of the six men in that famous photograph of the raising of the American flag at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima was not actually in the image. The Marine Corps announced this June 23 after conducting an investigation prompted by the claims of two amateur historians.
The Marines formed a review committee after the two historians studied a number of photos of the two flag-raisings. They claimed that the famous photo by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal included mistakes and after reviewing, the Marine Corps agreed.
The Marine panel found that Pfc Harold Schultz, of Detroit, was in the photograph and that Navy Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class John Bradley wasn't.
--GreGen
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
WVU Students Work to Create a Memorial to USS West Virginia
From the May 12, 2016, Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch.
We are coming up on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, an event where 106 sailors aboard the USS West Virginia died.
The West Virginia University students have begun a project to memorialize those dead. They have created a petition for the West Virginia to receive its own memorial.
The battleship was the only ship active on the first and on the last day of the war. The "WeeVee," as it is called, is one of three battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor which does not have its own memorial.
The students have launched a social media campaign to encourage West Virginia citizens to petition Congress for a permanent memorial.
Good Luck to Them. --GreGen
We are coming up on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, an event where 106 sailors aboard the USS West Virginia died.
The West Virginia University students have begun a project to memorialize those dead. They have created a petition for the West Virginia to receive its own memorial.
The battleship was the only ship active on the first and on the last day of the war. The "WeeVee," as it is called, is one of three battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor which does not have its own memorial.
The students have launched a social media campaign to encourage West Virginia citizens to petition Congress for a permanent memorial.
Good Luck to Them. --GreGen
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Looking Back to 1966: Americans and Japanese Who Died 25-Years Earlier at Wake Island
From the May 11, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1966, 50 Years Ago: "Americans and Japanese who died 25 years ago in the siege and occupation of Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, were honored Sunday. The Federal Aviation Agency, which administers Wake Island, dedicated a non-denominational chapel in the memory of the fighting men of both nations and to the American civilians who died there.
"The $54,900 chapel is the only chapel under the jurisdiction of the FAA."
--GreGen
1966, 50 Years Ago: "Americans and Japanese who died 25 years ago in the siege and occupation of Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, were honored Sunday. The Federal Aviation Agency, which administers Wake Island, dedicated a non-denominational chapel in the memory of the fighting men of both nations and to the American civilians who died there.
"The $54,900 chapel is the only chapel under the jurisdiction of the FAA."
--GreGen
Monday, August 22, 2016
Officer Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 4: Majors to 2nd Lieutenants
Pay broken down into Under 3, Over 3, Over 6, Over 9, Over 12, Over 15, Over 18, Over 21, Over 24, Over 27 and Over 30.
I am also giving the Army rank for that pay grade. To see the Navy and Marine ranks at that level, see Part 2.
PAY PERIOD 4th (MAJOR): $200 / $210 / $220 / $230 / $240 / $313 / $325 / $338 / $408 / $423 / $438
PAY PERIOD 3RD (CAPTAIN): $200 / $210 / $230 / $240 / $250 / $325 / $338 / $350 / $363 / $375
PAY PERIOD 2ND (1ST LIEUTENANT): $167 / $175 / $183 / $192 / $240 / $250 / $260 / $270 / $280 / $290 / $300
PAY PERIOD 1ST (2ND LIEUTENANT): $125 / $131 / $183 / $192 / $200 / $208 / $217 / $225 / $233 / $242 / $250
--GreGen
I am also giving the Army rank for that pay grade. To see the Navy and Marine ranks at that level, see Part 2.
PAY PERIOD 4th (MAJOR): $200 / $210 / $220 / $230 / $240 / $313 / $325 / $338 / $408 / $423 / $438
PAY PERIOD 3RD (CAPTAIN): $200 / $210 / $230 / $240 / $250 / $325 / $338 / $350 / $363 / $375
PAY PERIOD 2ND (1ST LIEUTENANT): $167 / $175 / $183 / $192 / $240 / $250 / $260 / $270 / $280 / $290 / $300
PAY PERIOD 1ST (2ND LIEUTENANT): $125 / $131 / $183 / $192 / $200 / $208 / $217 / $225 / $233 / $242 / $250
--GreGen
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Way to Go to World War II Navy Veteran Ernie Andrus: Coast-to-Coast for the LST-325
He just finished his cross-country run a few minutes ago in St. Simons, Georgia. Over 2,900 miles running, slow pace as he says, but nonetheless. He left San Diego, California, at the Pacific Ocean on October 7, 2013, and accomplished his feat in segments since then.
I watched a life feed and there was quite the big crowd there chanting his name and "U.S.A." as well as a Navy escort.
And, yesterday, he had a birthday. Today he is 94!! This would be quite the accomplishment for a twenty-something, not to mention a nonagenerian.
Even better, he is raising money for the LST-325. This ship is docked at Evansville, Indiana, on the Ohio River and is the only operational LST (Landing Ship Tank) of over a thousand built during the war that is still operational. It was at D-Day.
Unfortunately, he has not even raised enough money to cover his expenses for the effort.
Ernie, we'll be donating in the next few days.
Of course, I'm the one who missed the boat. I should have been following along with him in this blog the whole way. Sorry.
A Real American Hero! What Did They Say About the Greatest Generation? --GreGen
I watched a life feed and there was quite the big crowd there chanting his name and "U.S.A." as well as a Navy escort.
And, yesterday, he had a birthday. Today he is 94!! This would be quite the accomplishment for a twenty-something, not to mention a nonagenerian.
Even better, he is raising money for the LST-325. This ship is docked at Evansville, Indiana, on the Ohio River and is the only operational LST (Landing Ship Tank) of over a thousand built during the war that is still operational. It was at D-Day.
Unfortunately, he has not even raised enough money to cover his expenses for the effort.
Ernie, we'll be donating in the next few days.
Of course, I'm the one who missed the boat. I should have been following along with him in this blog the whole way. Sorry.
A Real American Hero! What Did They Say About the Greatest Generation? --GreGen
Friday, August 19, 2016
Officer Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 3: Lt. General to Lt. Colonel
These numbers are rounded up. I will also give the Army rank. If you want to know what that would be with the Navy or Marines, look at my previous post. Years of Service.
Under 3 / Over 3 / Over 6 / Over 9 / Over 12 / Over 15 / Over 18 / Over 21 / Over 24 / Over 27 / Over 30.
PAY PERIOD 8 (LT. GENERAL): $667 / $668 / All years
PAY PERIOD 7 (MAJ. GENERAL): $500 all years
PAY PERIOD 6 (BRIG. GENERAL/COLONEL): $292 / $306 / $321 / $335 / $350 / $365 / $379 / $394 / $408 / $483 / $500
PAY PERIOD 5 (LT. COLONEL): $$250 / $263 / $275 / $288 / $300 / $313 / $325 / $394 / $408 / $423 / $497
--GreGen
Under 3 / Over 3 / Over 6 / Over 9 / Over 12 / Over 15 / Over 18 / Over 21 / Over 24 / Over 27 / Over 30.
PAY PERIOD 8 (LT. GENERAL): $667 / $668 / All years
PAY PERIOD 7 (MAJ. GENERAL): $500 all years
PAY PERIOD 6 (BRIG. GENERAL/COLONEL): $292 / $306 / $321 / $335 / $350 / $365 / $379 / $394 / $408 / $483 / $500
PAY PERIOD 5 (LT. COLONEL): $$250 / $263 / $275 / $288 / $300 / $313 / $325 / $394 / $408 / $423 / $497
--GreGen
Officer Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 2: Comparison of the Ranks
The officers were grouped into what was called Pay Periods. I will first go through and explain what the ranks would be for the Army, then Navy and lastly the Marines in each Pay Period.
Pay Period 8: Lt. General. Rear Admiral Upper Echelon, Major General
Pay Period 7: Major General, Rear Admiral Lower Echelon, Brigadier General
Pay Period 6: Brigadier General/Colonel, Captain, Colonel
Pay Period 5: Lt. Colonel, Commander, Lt. Colonel
Pay Period 4: Major, Lt. Commander, Major
Pay Period 3: Captain, Lieutenant, Captain
Pay Period 2: 1st Lieutenant, Lieutenant Junior Grade, 1st Lieutenant
Pay Period 1: 2nd Lieutenant, Ensign, 2nd Lieutenant
The Navy also had, in addition: Pay Grade 9: Vice Admiral, Pay Grade 10: Admiral and Pay Grade 11: Fleet Admiral.
--GreGen
Pay Period 8: Lt. General. Rear Admiral Upper Echelon, Major General
Pay Period 7: Major General, Rear Admiral Lower Echelon, Brigadier General
Pay Period 6: Brigadier General/Colonel, Captain, Colonel
Pay Period 5: Lt. Colonel, Commander, Lt. Colonel
Pay Period 4: Major, Lt. Commander, Major
Pay Period 3: Captain, Lieutenant, Captain
Pay Period 2: 1st Lieutenant, Lieutenant Junior Grade, 1st Lieutenant
Pay Period 1: 2nd Lieutenant, Ensign, 2nd Lieutenant
The Navy also had, in addition: Pay Grade 9: Vice Admiral, Pay Grade 10: Admiral and Pay Grade 11: Fleet Admiral.
--GreGen
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Officer Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 1: Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act
From Navy Cyber Space "1922-1942 U.S. Military Officer Pay Charts."
The Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act of 1922, Public Law 67-235, signed by President Warren G. Harding on June 11, 1922, was the first pay legislation that dealt with compensation for all of the armed services.
It increased rates of pay for officers and enlisted men because of the higher costs of living.
It remained in effect for 20 years.
--GreGen
The Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act of 1922, Public Law 67-235, signed by President Warren G. Harding on June 11, 1922, was the first pay legislation that dealt with compensation for all of the armed services.
It increased rates of pay for officers and enlisted men because of the higher costs of living.
It remained in effect for 20 years.
--GreGen
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Enlisted Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 4: Sergeant to Private
For what ranks were in each pay grade, see yesterday's post. Pay given for Under 4 Years, Over 4 Years, Over 8 Years, Over 12 Years and Over 16 Years. I also will give you the Army rank associated with it.
4TH PAY GRADE (Sergeant): $60 / $66 / $69 / $72 / $75
5TH PAY GRADE (Corporal): $54 / $59 / $62 / $65 / $68
6TH PAY GRADE (Private First Class): $36 / $40 / $41 / $42 / $45
7TH PAY GRADE (Private): $30 / $33 / $35 / $36 / $38
Privates with under 4 months service: $21
Additional pay for specialists:
1st Pay Grade: $30
2nd Pay Grade: $25
3rd Pay Grade: $20
4th Pay Grade: $15
5th Pay Grade: $6
6th Pay Grade: $3
When Is Pay Day? --GreGen
4TH PAY GRADE (Sergeant): $60 / $66 / $69 / $72 / $75
5TH PAY GRADE (Corporal): $54 / $59 / $62 / $65 / $68
6TH PAY GRADE (Private First Class): $36 / $40 / $41 / $42 / $45
7TH PAY GRADE (Private): $30 / $33 / $35 / $36 / $38
Privates with under 4 months service: $21
Additional pay for specialists:
1st Pay Grade: $30
2nd Pay Grade: $25
3rd Pay Grade: $20
4th Pay Grade: $15
5th Pay Grade: $6
6th Pay Grade: $3
When Is Pay Day? --GreGen
Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 3: How Much You Make? (Master Sergeant to Staff Sergeant
Numbers rounded up. For Army, Navy and Marine ranks involved with pay grades, see yesterday's post. I will give the Army ranks for each. In order going Under 4 Years / Over 4 Years / Over 8 Years / Over 12 Years / Over 16 Years:
2ND PAY GRADE: (1st Sergeant): $84 / $92 / $97 / $101 / $105
3RD PAY GRADE (Staff Sergeant): $72 ? $79 / $83 / $86 / $90
--GreGen
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 2: Military Ranks During World War II
Before I list the Pay Grades for the military during the war, I decided I'd find out what members of each grade had for a rank.
These were the enlisted ranks during World War II. I will give Army first, Navy second and Marines third.
7th Pay Grade: Private / Apprentice Seaman / Private
6th Pay Grade: Private First Class / Seaman 2nd Class / Private First Class
5th Pay Grade: Corporal / Seaman First Class / Corporal
4th Pay Grade Sergeant / Coxswain / Sergeant
3rd Pay Grade: Staff Sergeant / Boatswain's Mate Mate 2nd Class / Platoon Sergeant
2nd Pay Grade: 1st Sergeant-Technical Sergeant / Boatswain's Mate 1st Class / Gunnery Sergeant
1st Pay Grade: Sergeant Major / Chief-Boatswain / Sergeant Major-Master Gunnery Sergeant
--GreGen
These were the enlisted ranks during World War II. I will give Army first, Navy second and Marines third.
7th Pay Grade: Private / Apprentice Seaman / Private
6th Pay Grade: Private First Class / Seaman 2nd Class / Private First Class
5th Pay Grade: Corporal / Seaman First Class / Corporal
4th Pay Grade Sergeant / Coxswain / Sergeant
3rd Pay Grade: Staff Sergeant / Boatswain's Mate Mate 2nd Class / Platoon Sergeant
2nd Pay Grade: 1st Sergeant-Technical Sergeant / Boatswain's Mate 1st Class / Gunnery Sergeant
1st Pay Grade: Sergeant Major / Chief-Boatswain / Sergeant Major-Master Gunnery Sergeant
--GreGen
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Military Pay 1940-1941-- Part 1: The Selective Training and Service Act
In the last post I mentioned that CCC members received $30 a month ($22 of it sent home) and when I wrote that, I got to wondering what new military personnel were paid at that time. It amounted to the same thing.
From the NavyCyberSpace site.
On September 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the "Selective Training and Service Act of 1940" which consolidated base pay for all military personnel using the Navy/Coast Guard Model 1922.
This then applied to all active Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard enlisted men.
--GreGen
From the NavyCyberSpace site.
On September 16, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the "Selective Training and Service Act of 1940" which consolidated base pay for all military personnel using the Navy/Coast Guard Model 1922.
This then applied to all active Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard enlisted men.
--GreGen
Looking Back: Join the CCC in 1940
From the September 9, 2015, MidWeek (McHenry County, Illinois) MidWeek "Looking Back."
"If there are any young men in the county who can't get a job without experience and can't get experience without a job, the Civilian Conservation Corps may be the answer to their problems.
"The CCC offers healthful, outdoor employment with $30 a month pay, including maintenance (food, housing, medical and dental care) of which $22 goes to the assistance of the boy's family and $8 is used by him in camp.
U.S. Army soldiers were initially paid $30 a month 1940-1941 and essentially received the same benefits.
The CCC experience provided an excellent introduction to military service as it was run essentially as a military undertaking. No doubt a lot of our servicemen in the war received their initial training in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
--GreGen
"If there are any young men in the county who can't get a job without experience and can't get experience without a job, the Civilian Conservation Corps may be the answer to their problems.
"The CCC offers healthful, outdoor employment with $30 a month pay, including maintenance (food, housing, medical and dental care) of which $22 goes to the assistance of the boy's family and $8 is used by him in camp.
U.S. Army soldiers were initially paid $30 a month 1940-1941 and essentially received the same benefits.
The CCC experience provided an excellent introduction to military service as it was run essentially as a military undertaking. No doubt a lot of our servicemen in the war received their initial training in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
--GreGen
Monday, August 15, 2016
Death of Pearl Harbor Survivor Myron Carraway
From the Pensacola News-Journal "Carraway one of last Pearl Harbor survivors" by Troy Moon.
Myron "Jay" Carraway died August 11, 2016, at age 94.
He helped found local Pearl Harbor Survivors Association in 1976 when it had 64 members. It is down to just three now.
At the attack, he was 19 and a signalman on the seaplane tender USS Hulbert. He was in the forward crew compartment waiting for breakfast when they heard, "Man your stations!" He thought it was a drill. "We just yelled 'Get our breakfast down here.' We don't drill on Sundays."
A nearby explosion rocked the ship and he rushed topside and manned an anti-aircraft gun. Japanese planes flew by so close "that you could see the pilots' faces. Bombs were dropping everywhere."
He served the rest of the war in the Pacific Theater.
We Lose Another One. --GreGen
Myron "Jay" Carraway died August 11, 2016, at age 94.
He helped found local Pearl Harbor Survivors Association in 1976 when it had 64 members. It is down to just three now.
At the attack, he was 19 and a signalman on the seaplane tender USS Hulbert. He was in the forward crew compartment waiting for breakfast when they heard, "Man your stations!" He thought it was a drill. "We just yelled 'Get our breakfast down here.' We don't drill on Sundays."
A nearby explosion rocked the ship and he rushed topside and manned an anti-aircraft gun. Japanese planes flew by so close "that you could see the pilots' faces. Bombs were dropping everywhere."
He served the rest of the war in the Pacific Theater.
We Lose Another One. --GreGen
Friday, August 12, 2016
Shorpy Home Front Photos: Boxing Time
June 14, 2016, Shorpy The Fistic Arts: 1943. January 1943. "The gymnasium is one of the busiest places at the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard training station. The physical education program is handled by many noted exponents of boxing, wrestling, track and judo.
"Paul "Tiny" Wyatt, one-time leading contender for heavyweight boxing honors, is shown sparring with Herb Kroeten, former Golden Gloves champ." Roger Smith, OWI.
Comment: Herb was a civilian P.E. teacher at West Point for at least 20 years. Seven of my fractures come from him. He always used to say, "Okay, you guys, less dancin'. more hittin'!"
"Paul "Tiny" Wyatt, one-time leading contender for heavyweight boxing honors, is shown sparring with Herb Kroeten, former Golden Gloves champ." Roger Smith, OWI.
Comment: Herb was a civilian P.E. teacher at West Point for at least 20 years. Seven of my fractures come from him. He always used to say, "Okay, you guys, less dancin'. more hittin'!"
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