That's very interesting. When Gable was there, it was in the "hard days" in 1943. Losses weren't immediately made good, and men ended up in barracks with empty beds, more and more. A few committed suicide. When Gable was set to return to America, he had a meeting with 8th AF commander General Eaker and told him if things weren't changed …
That's very interesting. When Gable was there, it was in the "hard days" in 1943. Losses weren't immediately made good, and men ended up in barracks with empty beds, more and more. A few committed suicide. When Gable was set to return to America, he had a meeting with 8th AF commander General Eaker and told him if things weren't changed for the better, he would go home and hold a press conference on the capitol steps and "Tell the mothers of America what you're doing to their boys." The policy changed before Gable left 10 days later. That's my favorite Gable story. Like Jimmy Stewart, who was also there as a pilot for 35 missions, he never spoke of his time over there.
The various unit organizations nowadays are run by the children, who over the years met each other because of their fathers. Yours isn't the only one doing that. Good luck!
That's very interesting. When Gable was there, it was in the "hard days" in 1943. Losses weren't immediately made good, and men ended up in barracks with empty beds, more and more. A few committed suicide. When Gable was set to return to America, he had a meeting with 8th AF commander General Eaker and told him if things weren't changed for the better, he would go home and hold a press conference on the capitol steps and "Tell the mothers of America what you're doing to their boys." The policy changed before Gable left 10 days later. That's my favorite Gable story. Like Jimmy Stewart, who was also there as a pilot for 35 missions, he never spoke of his time over there.
The various unit organizations nowadays are run by the children, who over the years met each other because of their fathers. Yours isn't the only one doing that. Good luck!