"Verg's War" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	09 Jul 2019 10:33 p.m. PST
During World War II, enlisted naval aircrewmen flew in every type of aircraft except fighters, ranging from flying boats to carrier planes to blimps. One of those crewmen was Vergil E. Bloomquist of Colorado. His father had been a Doughboy gassed in 1918. With the United States in another world war, he advised his son against joining the Army. So "Verg" went Navy… link
King Cobra	10 Jul 2019 2:48 p.m. PST
Appreciate you bringing this to my attention. Liked the small details such as the overcrowding aboard ship.

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