On Jun 23, 11:14*am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/

Semper Fi Ed.

Indeed!

"He later joined the Marines and served in World War II and Korea."

Odd, I must have been mistaken. I thought he served on an aircraft
carrier in WW-2.

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jun 23, 11:14 am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/

Semper Fi Ed.

Indeed!

"He later joined the Marines and served in World War II and Korea."

Odd, I must have been mistaken. I thought he served on an aircraft
carrier in WW-2.

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You are sorta right. He was a Marine pilot.

Eisboch

On Jun 23, 5:36*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jun 23, 11:14 am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/

Semper Fi Ed.

Indeed!

"He later joined the Marines and served in World War II and Korea."

Odd, I must have been mistaken. I thought he served on an aircraft
carrier in WW-2.

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You are sorta right. *He was a Marine pilot.

Eisboch

Thanks Richard. I remember the situation now, Quite some time ago he
was talking on Carson, about how he landed on a carrier in a Corsair.
and after landing, a green deck crewman from "da Bronx" came up to him
and asked "How you fly dat ting wit' dem busted winks?"

or at least thats how I remember the story.....

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:27:23 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 23, 11:14*am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/

Semper Fi Ed.

Indeed!

"He later joined the Marines and served in World War II and Korea."

Odd, I must have been mistaken. I thought he served on an aircraft
carrier in WW-2.

He was a Marine Corps Instructor/Test pilot and taught carrier flying
with F-9F Panthers. The WWII ended before he got a chance to fly
combat missions.

Korea? Different story - 85 combat missions as an artillery spotter in
one of those O-1B/C (Cessna 170) type aircraft the Marines flew during
Korea.

Probably is one of the best examples of why there are only former
Marines, not ex-Marines.

On Jun 23, 6:11*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:27:23 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 23, 11:14*am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/23/obit.mcmahon/

Semper Fi Ed.

Indeed!

"He later joined the Marines and served in World War II and Korea."

Odd, I must have been mistaken. I thought he served on an aircraft
carrier in WW-2.

He was a Marine Corps Instructor/Test pilot and taught carrier flying
with F-9F Panthers. *The WWII ended before he got a chance to fly
combat missions.

Korea? Different story - 85 combat missions as an artillery spotter in
one of those O-1B/C (Cessna 170) type aircraft the Marines flew during
Korea.

Probably is one of the best examples of why there are only former
Marines, not ex-Marines.

Thanks for the info, Tom.