Time for a 2500 post give-a-way (coin related) WE HAVE A WINNER!
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How about a 1961 toned proof silver Washington Quarter to the person who can guess the closest to my father's birth date (month, day & year).
Here are the only clues. He flew A-20's in the South Pacific during WWII, and he retired in 1971.
Extra Credit: (for an extra coin) Guess what major battle he was involved in when he was shot down, picked up by a US warship, and sunk by a Kamikaze all in the same day.
To keep it coin related, post a coin of your guess of his birth year.
My dad will celebrate his 90th birthday on this coming Jan 23. Fruitloops was the closest with his guess of Mar 1919.
Some of you were correct in that it was during the battle of Leyte Gulf in late 1944. As others pointed Kamikazes were not used until late 1944 when the war was pretty much lost for the Japanese. The battle of Midway was in 1942, much too early.
PM me with your address and I'll get this out.
Here are the only clues. He flew A-20's in the South Pacific during WWII, and he retired in 1971.
Extra Credit: (for an extra coin) Guess what major battle he was involved in when he was shot down, picked up by a US warship, and sunk by a Kamikaze all in the same day.
To keep it coin related, post a coin of your guess of his birth year.
My dad will celebrate his 90th birthday on this coming Jan 23. Fruitloops was the closest with his guess of Mar 1919.
Some of you were correct in that it was during the battle of Leyte Gulf in late 1944. As others pointed Kamikazes were not used until late 1944 when the war was pretty much lost for the Japanese. The battle of Midway was in 1942, much too early.
PM me with your address and I'll get this out.
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Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
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<< <i>September 14, 1935 >>
Makes for a mighty young WWII pilot....
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
Battle of Midway.
How about a coin from WWII time...
Thanks for the chance!
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<< <i>September 14, 1935 >>
Makes for a mighty young WWII pilot.... >>
ya mean 7 year olds weren't flying planes ?
I'll stand by my mistake.
midway???
here's a zerbe
I will go with Midway.
November 10, 1919. Battle of Midway.
Thanks for the chance and for honoring your dad like you do. I've noticed alot of that in your posts. He must have been a very special man.
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Rennell ?
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iwo jima?
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Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
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Extra credit as Midway.
Thanks for the chance.
Here is a coin from 1922. Not mine but one that I would love to have.
Battle of Leyette (sp?)
–John Adams, 1826
You already said the war, it was WWII for the second bonus coin. Maybe somewhere near Okinawa?
If he was a pilot in 1944, I would put him in his early to mid-twenties, I guess.
I will guess November 1921 as his birthdate.
And now, since I have to post a coin from that year...
Not a great coin, but the only one I had of that date.
I thought of guessing 1922 and using a Peace dollar, but pilots were usually officers and not as young as some other servicemen. I am guessing he was 23-ish during the battle.)
EDIT - I see somebody else already guessed November 1921.
In that case I will change my guess of his birthyear to May of 1922, and use the Peace dollar.
It's a more interesting coin, anyway, with that clipped planchet. It wasn't a bad cherrypick for less than melt (ten bucks), eh?
hum....your dad's birthday is:
Feb 20 1917
The battle he was shot down in was the battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944
I am greatful for his service.....and I hope I win!
RAH
Leyte.
Thanks for the chance!
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And for extra credit...Battle of the Philippine Sea?
I'll be like everyone else and say Battle of Okinawa
Congrats on 2500, and thanks for the chance!
Battle of Okinawa
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Midway
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Midway
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Can't be Midway that was in 42 , Kamikazes first use was Oct 1944, so I say he was in one of the first attacks maybe picked up by the St Lo and sunk by Kamikaze Battel of Surigao Strait.
Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Midway..
Battle of Coral Sea.
My grandpa flew a Bomber in the south Pacific durning the war!
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06 May 1926
Invasion of Luzon
I'm guessing he was shot down during Leyte Gulf.
Thanks for the chance, and to your Dad for his service.
-Randy Newman