http://www.historynet.com/grumman-f4f-wildcat-us-navy-fighter-in-world-war-ii.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.historynet.com/grumman-f4f-wildcat-us-navy-fighter-in-world-war-ii.htm#comment-12750 Carol Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:47:34 +0000 #comment-12750 My dad was an aviation machinist's mate in the Navy during WWII and worked on this type of plane quite often. He was stationed at Noumea on New Caledonia. I just posted a story about my dad during the war on my blog iPentimento. My dad was an aviation machinist’s mate in the Navy during WWII and worked on this type of plane quite often. He was stationed at Noumea on New Caledonia. I just posted a story about my dad during the war on my blog iPentimento.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/grumman-f4f-wildcat-us-navy-fighter-in-world-war-ii.htm#comment-12749 iPentimento » Carnival of Genealogy - 57th Edition “I read it in the news!” Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:44:56 +0000 #comment-12749 [...] One of the ships he was transported on was the USS Dixie. During this time in the war, probably when he was in New Caledonia, View Larger Map Gale had occasion to strap “Ol’ Bull Halsey into his parachute”.  Dad always thought that was pretty cool. The plane in the article above I believe is an F4F Grumman Wildcat. [...] [...] One of the ships he was transported on was the USS Dixie. During this time in the war, probably when he was in New Caledonia, View Larger Map Gale had occasion to strap “Ol’ Bull Halsey into his parachute”.  Dad always thought that was pretty cool. The plane in the article above I believe is an F4F Grumman Wildcat. [...]

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