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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: alfsauve on October 31, 2011, 07:57:49 PM
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I know I promised a lot of war stories from my dad, but the summer just seemed to fly by. I'm finally digging through his stuff and here's my first "find".
Someone my Dad's family flew in WW I (Canadian). Could have been a great uncle on his Dad's side, Sauve' or on his mother's side, DeLaunay. Because of the small family we'll never know. I found a small photo album with pictures from WWI.
Here are the pictures, scaled down somewhat to preserve bandwidth/space.
The link to the full size picture is below each one.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-97HVVxaloBU/Tq88bDoGWhI/AAAAAAAAmPk/4NwZRWktG7g/s640/WWI%252520Pictures%252520Ken%252520Pottersmall.jpg)
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U0KYIHZHTHI/Tq88i90qNZI/AAAAAAAAmPs/YqSqmGpzaw0/s640/WWI%252520Trenchessmall.jpg)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xFQDpo-G-88/Tq88c0uGD_I/AAAAAAAAmQ0/QXSuyGCFsnQ/s640/WWI%252520Trenches.jpg (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xFQDpo-G-88/Tq88c0uGD_I/AAAAAAAAmQ0/QXSuyGCFsnQ/s640/WWI%252520Trenches.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P6-SJH__Pn0/Tq88pFHG5yI/AAAAAAAAmP0/ReIP7fPaxvk/s640/WWI%252520Varioussmall.jpg)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tdph5zsjnc0/Tq88kFJKXaI/AAAAAAAAmQ8/Pn5bTNBOn1E/s640/WWI%252520Various.jpg (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tdph5zsjnc0/Tq88kFJKXaI/AAAAAAAAmQ8/Pn5bTNBOn1E/s640/WWI%252520Various.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pucEvTOLh4M/Tq88viTxIWI/AAAAAAAAmP8/3sxexvuFN-s/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525201small.jpg)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bC2gx7ayMLU/Tq88qR4NK5I/AAAAAAAAmRA/vpknO4SHoqU/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525201.jpg (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bC2gx7ayMLU/Tq88qR4NK5I/AAAAAAAAmRA/vpknO4SHoqU/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525201.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1ZzUkyPklb8/Tq8811-rsSI/AAAAAAAAmQE/64DKW_8Ue28/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tankssmall.jpg)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2SdQGJfymSo/Tq88w8vl54I/AAAAAAAAmRE/5V9nXqtmlAs/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tanks.jpg (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2SdQGJfymSo/Tq88w8vl54I/AAAAAAAAmRE/5V9nXqtmlAs/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tanks.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7zpoe7Hc5OM/Tq888U6MYbI/AAAAAAAAmQM/mU0MNDo-TyY/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525202small.jpg)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fXiJiRq5kRM/Tq883aL1GlI/AAAAAAAAmRI/_1-PFfaogTg/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525202.jpg (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fXiJiRq5kRM/Tq883aL1GlI/AAAAAAAAmRI/_1-PFfaogTg/s640/WWI%252520Planes%2525202.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vMGooKYDDQs/Tq89CeLh4MI/AAAAAAAAmQU/mu57IveD8jQ/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tanks%2525202small.jpg)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GfiiAWh2s5o/Tq889moo7TI/AAAAAAAAmRQ/LcHaLZNhEmM/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tanks%2525202.jpg (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GfiiAWh2s5o/Tq889moo7TI/AAAAAAAAmRQ/LcHaLZNhEmM/s640/WWI%252520Planes%252520Tanks%2525202.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2_0p0GdY1uc/Tq89Is6sIYI/AAAAAAAAmQc/632cwCNfUJw/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525201small.jpg)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w9xoK8XR2EQ/Tq89D4QI-jI/AAAAAAAAmRU/GKxZG2xMgUk/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525201.jpg (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w9xoK8XR2EQ/Tq89D4QI-jI/AAAAAAAAmRU/GKxZG2xMgUk/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525201.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m-B2WZucm7U/Tq89QbBxZ9I/AAAAAAAAmQk/fud6ObeBnbQ/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525202small.jpg)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-50I-EaRJoH4/Tq89K2FiAiI/AAAAAAAAmRY/g8X28MuTNIs/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525202.jpg (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-50I-EaRJoH4/Tq89K2FiAiI/AAAAAAAAmRY/g8X28MuTNIs/s640/WWI%252520French%252520Cities%2525202.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lWevkImRx-M/Tq89WJJtPII/AAAAAAAAmQs/1FvMDX-9zl0/s640/WWI%252520France%252520Skysmall.jpg)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lzkmceO--Ug/Tq89RRVxLHI/AAAAAAAAmRc/YRYJY78PbR0/s640/WWI%252520France%252520Sky.jpg (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lzkmceO--Ug/Tq89RRVxLHI/AAAAAAAAmRc/YRYJY78PbR0/s640/WWI%252520France%252520Sky.jpg)
That is all.
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Very cool, and thanks for sharing, Alf!!!!!!
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Awesome Family history alf, Love The Flying Plumber Pic...and the pic of the SPAD...it was the F-16 of it's day, took a real pilot to fly those planes, and thank you for sharing...
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Pssst....that plane is upside down, don't they know it doesn't taxi very well that way. ;D
Those are awesome. How much story do you have on them?
I loved digging into my grandfather's WW2 stories.
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Too cool for comment.
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I have had the opportunity to dig through my grandpa's WWII pics, my cousin (history teacher) posted pics of my great-grandpa in WWI, my uncles pics of Vietnam, and when I was over in Germany I saw some pics a Blackhawk Chief had of the highway out of Kuwait. My favorites are my grandpa's, B-27 navigator, flew with Jimmy Stewart for 8 missions, crashed, and flew 25 more. He rarely talked about it, although he opened up a little when I got back from Germany-once.
Cool pics Alf, thanks.
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Really cool, thanks for sharing
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Sadly, the history has been lost. We didn't know dad even had these pictures until he passed away. We have no close relatives who can possibly place these pictures.
My sister and I believe they were take by a great uncle on dad's mothers side of the family (DeLaunay). Not sure the airman pictured is even him. The only name in the album, besides Struts the dog, was Ken Potter, which was written on the inside back cover. So it could be these weren't even taken by a family member but by a friend. The original owner may have died in action and our family member kept the album.
I am turning these pictures over the to Great War Association, who may attempt to see if they can connect them with other pictures.
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Those are priceless! Pilots those days had balls of brass. Not to mention severe cases of frostbite!
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Hi;
Before you let those pictures go - why dont you contact a historian at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio and see if they can either ID some of those pics for you or get you in contact with some other historian covering that ERA ?
I had a original Jap Map of Saipan captured/taken from a dead Jap and it was a hassle to get it into the RIGHT hands. I had a neighbor who was a WW2 Marine Raider, through his association it ended up at the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico,VA ( I think) Everyone wants you to donate and never tell you what it is worth or of its possible historical value UNTIL you release possession of it.
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Dipisc,
Actually Dad and his relatives were Canadian, so Wright-Pat might not be the place.
I've sent the off to the Great War Association. They have a Canadian contingent who may be able to place the pictures by comparing them with others.
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Alf, Try the British since Canada was still a "Colony" during WWI
Here's the best info I can find on the Imperial war Museum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Imperial-War-Museum/110336172328183?sk=info
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WOW! Thank you for sharing.
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Okay history buffs. I added about 30 more pictures. I wasn't holding back. I just found more pages from the album. It's in bad shape.
I'm not going to take up space here, you'll have to go to my Picasa album to see them
There are pictures of the King and Queen visiting the front! Also a mention of Jack. I'm wondering if that was a friend of the photographer named Jack, or was it General "Black Jack" Pershing? Somehow I doubt if a Canadian flyer would refer to an American General as "Jack" even in a photo. But then Black Jack was head of the US AEF. But would the King and Queen, of Great Britian, be visiting with Pershing? Somehow it doesn't jive, but there are two people in the picture who seem to favor Pershing in appearance.
https://picasaweb.google.com/Alf.Sauve/WWITheGreatWar?authuser=0&feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/Alf.Sauve/WWITheGreatWar?authuser=0&feat=directlink)
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Picture #11 is definitely Gen. Pershing with the Queen. He was the AEF commander, and everyone recognized that the entry of the US swung the balance to the allies in a big way. So I see nothing unusual about the Brits Royalty wanting to meet him on a tour of the front.
That said, these are awesome photos. You have them scanned, make them available to a number of groups on a DVD. They are too good to lose.
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That does make sense Path, that the K&Q would honor the AES by visiting Pershing. However, I guess whomever wrote the name down in the album wrote "Jack" for brevity. Maybe all the allied soldiers/airmen called him that routinely (behind his back of course). I think I would have written "Pershing" myself.
Making a DVD is a good idea, when time permits.