K/275th, 70th Infantry Division - 1944

Thanks, Uncle Ted.

Thanks to my Grandfather, 3rd Marine Div, 42-46.
My other Grandfather, Army Cav, 42-46
My wife, 2nd LT TXARNG MSC



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Thanks to my great-uncle, Fr. Thomas Scecina, chaplain, USA. Silver Star in the Philippines for bravery under fire. Survived Bataan. Killed in a prisoner of war ship torpedoed by the USN in 1945.

My uncle, Mike Scecina, pilot of the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam.

My father, Dennis McCreary, Aviation Electrician with RVAW 110 and VQ 1, USS Coral Sea, 1971-1975.

Lance Corporal Zachary Kolda, KIA 12-2004.

Thanks for our freedom, those who have served and are currently serving.

My grandfathers, Lloyd Clifton Davis, USAAC, and Donald Marshall Nelson, USN, WWII.

Thanks to my maternal grandfather, Thomas Harris, Silver Star in Europe (Army Captain at the time).

Thanks to my paternal grandfather, Claude Wright, Electrician's Mate in Pacific WWII and Korea.

Thanks to my dad, Richard Wright, Army Sergeant in Vietnam.

Thanks to my uncle, Danny Wright, Navy Chief Petty Officer.

Thanks to all who serve and have served. To my family, my grandfather Robert USA '44-'46 ETO, My great uncles; William USMC '44-'45 Okinawa, Albert USA '50-'52 Korea, James USA '68-01 Vietnam '69-71. My Father Robert, Aggie class of '76 USAF '73-97. I love you all. God Bless.

Thanks to all of you men and women for your service. Pass on an additional thanks to your children in the military too.

Great Great Great Grandfather- American Revolution
2 Great grand fathers- War Between the States
Thomas Carter, my great uncle wounded around 10:30am 11/11/18. He died of these wounds 11/18/18.
2 uncles and 4 BIL's- WWII
Brother and BIL- Korea
I was in VietNam
My son- Gulf I
Step son- Gulf II

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I posted this on the History Board, but this seems to be a more appropriate thread:


My maternal grandfather / WWI / Army / France


My paternal grandfather / wwI / Army / France


2nd Lt. Glenn Hultquist, USAAF


Hultquist Crew (15th Air Force, 464th Heavy Bombardment Group, 777th Squadron)

Back row, l-r:
2 Lt. Charlie Martin (bombardier; 2 Lt. Glenn Hultquist (pilot); 2 Lt. Jasper Davis (co-pilot); 2 Lt. Floyd Haupt (navigator);

Front row, l-r
SSgt. Wilbur Tri (waist gunner); SSgt Clarence L. Kilarski (Tail Gunner); SSgt John E. Rodgers (Ball Turret Gunner); SSgt Carl J. Zkiab (Nose Gunner); SSgt Donald Hayden (Radio Operator/Waist Gunner); SSgt William R. Droschkey (Engineer/Top Turret Gunner).

This photo was taken at Peterson AFB near Colorado Springs, where my uncle's crew completed their advanced training before transferring to Europe. They flew B-24 Liberator heavy bombers (similar to the one parked in the background of this photo). Their squadron was based in Foggia, Italy.

With the exception of SSgt Rodgers, all of the men pictured here survived the war. Lt. Hultquist and SSgt Rodgers were flying with a different crew when their bomber was shot down south of Vienna in July 1944. Rodgers was critically injured during the bailout and later died. Hultquist and the rest of the crew were prisoners of war until May 1945.


Newspaper clipping from July 1944.


My dad, leading an Army Air Forces Band

also having served but not pictured here:
My uncle Bernard (US Army / WWII / Italy)
My cousin William Baillie III (USAF / Iraq War / Iraq and UAE)

thanks to you all

My dad, Lt Russell Ross, TAMC Class of '46/'49 and his crew chief

with the 487thFS mascot, whose name escapes me ...

and the remains of a failed Luftwaffe attack on Y-29


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Thanks to my friend Ralph Dickson, who came ashore on Omaha beach and fought all the way to Germany. He still can't talk about it though.

For 'Pops', 'B' 86th Mtn Inf Italy 1945