[Milsurplus] WW2 Radio Operators Information File

[Bruce Gentry]

I have one of these books, but not the patch.  The survival rate of 
these is quite low even though they were once easy to find. In my own 
experiences  with my father and other WW2 veteran relatives, I was told 
there were constant social pressures in the late 40s  to intensely and 
exclusively devote time and attention to playing the role of parents and 
spouses. No time was permitted for remembering past exploits and skills. 
Even worse would be for a woman who had built the radios to  get hold of 
the manuals, and God forbid- LEARN something!  Most of the people who 
had these manuals along with other souveniers like watches, clocks, 
bomber jackets and so on kept them for a few years after the war and 
then sort of "lost" them.

        Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY



On 5/30/17 3:04 PM, Ron Lawrence W4RON wrote:
> Are these books unusual? I've never seen another
> one. I've had this one about 10 years but haven't
> seen it for 4 or 5 years after it got misplaced,
> It found it about 4am this morning while looking for
> something else.
> This is just about perfect, it's just missing one
> of the screw posts that hold it together.
> It has lots of neat photos of planes and radio gear.
> If even came with an original though slightly moth
> nibbled WWII US Army Air Corps Radio Operator
> Technician Patch.
> You can see some photos of the book here;
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6ULchf6nR4xeHVWakVUQzNqdnc
>
>
> cheers
>
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> Knee-deep in the cosmic overwhelm, I’m stricken
> by the ricochet wonder of it all: the plain
>
> everythingness of everything, in cahoots
> with the everythingness of everything else.
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> 73, Ron W4RON
>
> http://radioheaven.homestead.com
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> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6ULchf6nR4xa1NWdENRU0tCNGc
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