|
Photo from Mary
Saboo Click on
Photo for Larger View
|
This photo was Eddie Saboo prior to going to the White House to train the police force and
secret service personnel. (I have a letter from the White House thanks him for the training he provided.)
|
Go to the 34th
Fighter Squadron Home Page.
|
A
Letter from Mary Saboo.
|
I was not sure how much you want to
hear and I did not want to prattle
on
about something you may not be interested in.
So, on the photos I sent; the one of my Dad standing with the medals were awarded for the Atlantic Fleet Belt, Pacific Fleet Belt and I am not sure
which is which, but the box in his hand is full of various medals also.
The
article about "Shaboo Training the Seabees" (I hope you were able to
read
it, if not let me know and I'll either type it out or try faxiing it to
you.) This was prior to going to the White House to train the police force
and
secret service personnel. (I have a letter from the White House thanks
him
for the training he provided.) Now, the one of Ernie Pyle was taken in
Saipan and the weapon was Not his, he was not allow to carry a weapon
as a
foreign war correspondent. One of the guy in my Dad's squad handed
him
the weapon. I also hoped you could make out the inscription at the lower right
corner. I you can not, of course I know it by heart "To Eddie Shaboo
the
greatest little Jap fighter this Seabe Correspondent ever met." The
photo
of the three men, my Dad was on the right, the other two people were men in
his squad, I never know their names.
Anyway, I wish I could send you the whole album, so you could peruse.
I also have an article about Tom Mix betting $10,000 on Dad to pin 3
heavyweights in 15 minutes. He did and Tom Mix gave him a diamond
ring.
Hoot Gibson's name also is in that article. He dated Ida Lapino's
sister also at one time and I have a photo of her and him.
He did have a colorful past. Well, I'm at work and my supervisor
was
just
checking on me. So I must close for now. Please stay in contact so
I
know
how things are going with your write-up. OK. |
 Ernie
Pyle: A Hoosier Childhood by Bob Bales
Book Description
Ernie Pyle: A Hoosier Childhood is based on the childhood of Ernie
Pyle. Never before published photos of the young Ernie Pyle and his
family and relatives add weight to the story's authenticity. Ernie's story
teaches us that it is most often the simple things in life that provide
the glue in a community. Values such as honesty, persistence and concern
for those less fortunate often bring the greatest honor to a community
and true victories, as ever, are won by those have faith, perseverance
and hope. A little novel with a great heart, A Hoosier Childhood
is a book for readers interested in the forces that created a great American
journalist.
About the Author
Bob Bales was a B-24 bomber pilot during World War II. Bales organized
and operated the Air Force Operational Art Program as the official illustrator
to the Air Force. After working for Walt Disney on several major motion
pictures, Bob played a key role on the five-member team responsible
for developing Pepperdine's Malibu campus. A Ph.D. in business administration,
Bob still considers his greatest accomplishment to be his Eagle Scout
badge. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama. |
|
Sponsored Advertisement
Sponsored Advertisement
 
 
Sponsored Advertisement
Sponsored Advertisement
|
