[303rd-Talk] Re: Who is Old Segundo ? for Gordon Alton
Gordon Walker
gskywalkers at citlink.net
Thu Dec 14 18:19:08 MST 2006
Gordy, every email in here makes it to the internet. I'm sure that was done so that anyone could go back and find old messages if need be, unfortunately, it makes all of us prey to the robots that search the net for email addresses or whatever else they can find. You can check this out by going to Google and typing in "tailgunnerson" without the quotes. It will bring up your name, your email address and the email you posted in here on just about any date you want to look at.
Scotty Walker
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1. Re: ? Who is Old Segundo ? (Gary Moncur)
2. Re: Coinage (Leroy Audrey)
3. Personal Journals at Molseworth (Guy Schlegel)
4. RE: ? Who is Old Segundo ? (Gordy Alton)
5. Re: Coinage (bill runnels)
6. Re: Personal Journals at Molseworth (bill runnels)
7. Re: Coinage (Wmjdallas at aol.com)
8. coinage--FYI (Maurice Paulk)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:11:55 -0700
From: "Gary Moncur" <glm at 303rdBG.com>
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] ? Who is Old Segundo ?
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Dr. Vernon Williams, professor of History at Abeline Christian
University, is the guy doing it. It is a remake of the original
films from the National Archives. It is the film showing the
original crews and planes from Kellogg Field and some early scenes at
Molesworth. We've seen the same film before in video format, but
Vernon has digitally remastered it from the original films. He also
remade Target for Today. I have not seen it yet, but I am sure it
will be done first class. He was at our San Antonio reunion and
spoke to the group before the showing of Target for Today.
Gary
-- Gary Moncur
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:45:07 -0600
From: "Leroy Audrey" <royaudrey651 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Coinage
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I seem to recall that during our stay in England the US GI was paid in
Pounds at the $.05 or was it 4.50? US $'s to buy one one pound. They didnot
want the GI's with too much(more than the Brits were able to have)so I had
most of mine sent home for deposits at the better US $ pay
LeRoy Chirstenson
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From: "Maurice Paulk" <mjpmtmanenterprises at cccusa.net>
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Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:00 PM
Subject: [303rd-Talk] Coinage
> This one is aimed at Rex P. - I am using the forum to satisfy my
curiousity.
> Just maybe some of you have had the same thoughts as I.
> The pound as I understand it went decimal [Is that the right word??]
> [by 10s????]
> Rex's Xmas card had 2 2nd stamps & 2 2p [pence?]
> According to the exchange rate on the web -- 1 pound = $1.9564
> In '45 I think it was worth $4.03
> Seems to me last year at this time it was $2.75
> Since shillings, florens & guineas are passe how is the pound divided??
>
> I have several 3p silver and also brass 3p.
>
> Thank You!
>
> Maurice J. Paulk
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:01:38 -0800
From: "Guy Schlegel" <guyschlegel at comcast.net>
Subject: [303rd-Talk] Personal Journals at Molseworth
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What was the AAF policy pertaining to keeping a journal at Molseworth? If I remeber reading a long time ago, Officers were encouraged to keep journals for various reasons but that they were to turn them in to OS - intelligence and then sent back to them at wars end. Is this correct? Were the enlisted flight crew also encouraged? How about ground personel? Maurice, you might be able to answer that one. Thanks all!
Only the Best,
Guy Schlegel
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:40:14 -0800
From: "Gordy Alton" <tailgunnerson at uniserve.com>
Subject: RE: [303rd-Talk] ? Who is Old Segundo ?
To: "303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum" <303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com>
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I, too, got the postcard in the mail.
I have no problem with the quality, production, or distribution of the
documentary.
I DO have a problem that I never gave my address to anyone to use or
distribute to anyone else. How was it obtained.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against any sort of this production, or the
quality, or the legitimacy of anything produced. I offer my own book, "A
Diary of the First Combat Wing", on a few sites and to a few certain
people. I approve of the message getting out to those who need to know.
I do object to my home mailing address being available to someone I
don't even know, without a request. This is a little bit serious due to
fact that someone seems to have obtained all of our addresses. The
reason for that is that someone else on the internet, with malicious
intent, could also obtain all of our addresses.
Gordy.
tailgunnerson at uniserve.com
Gordon Alton
Saltspring Island, BC
"Please remember those who gave so
much for the freedom you enjoy this day."
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[mailto:303rd-talk-bounces at 303rdBG.com] On Behalf Of Guy Schlegel
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:02 AM
To: 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] ? Who is Old Segundo ?
Bill,
I too recieved the post card in the mail last week. I went to the
website to
check it out. It looks like a legit production company that does mostly
documentaries about various branches of the military during WWII. Most
of
the video's they have to offer deal with various groups of the 8th AF.
I'm
still contemplating whether to purchase the video of the 303rd until I
got
more info from this list. You beat me to it!
I'm sure the Assc. in some way deemed the project worthwhile and
wupplied a
mailing list of us members. Just waiting to hear what others have to say
about it.
Only the Best!!
Guy Schlegel
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From: "Bill Jones" <wejones at megalink.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6:38 AM
Subject: [303rd-Talk] ? Who is Old Segundo ?
> A week or 2 ago, I got a post card in the mail. The way the card
was
> addressed made me think that the sender got my address from an OLD
> membership
> list, rather than a new listing. The card was selling a Video about
the
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:10:26 -0800 (PST)
From: bill runnels <billrunnels at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Coinage
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Hi LeRoy,
My memory, which isn't to good , recalls 4.50. I also sent most of my pay home for the same reason. Happy Holidays..............Bill
Leroy Audrey <royaudrey651 at comcast.net> wrote:
I seem to recall that during our stay in England the US GI was paid in
Pounds at the $.05 or was it 4.50? US $'s to buy one one pound. They didnot
want the GI's with too much(more than the Brits were able to have)so I had
most of mine sent home for deposits at the better US $ pay
LeRoy Chirstenson
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From: "Maurice Paulk"
To: <303rd-talk at 303rdbga.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:00 PM
Subject: [303rd-Talk] Coinage
> This one is aimed at Rex P. - I am using the forum to satisfy my
curiousity.
> Just maybe some of you have had the same thoughts as I.
> The pound as I understand it went decimal [Is that the right word??]
> [by 10s????]
> Rex's Xmas card had 2 2nd stamps & 2 2p [pence?]
> According to the exchange rate on the web -- 1 pound = $1.9564
> In '45 I think it was worth $4.03
> Seems to me last year at this time it was $2.75
> Since shillings, florens & guineas are passe how is the pound divided??
>
> I have several 3p silver and also brass 3p.
>
> Thank You!
>
> Maurice J. Paulk
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:15:11 -0800 (PST)
From: bill runnels <billrunnels at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Personal Journals at Molseworth
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As I recall, we were discouraged from keeping a journal at Molesworth when I was there . At least I didn't keep one and I think I would have if encouraged.
Happy Holidays
Bill Runnels
Guy Schlegel <guyschlegel at comcast.net> wrote:
What was the AAF policy pertaining to keeping a journal at Molseworth? If I remeber reading a long time ago, Officers were encouraged to keep journals for various reasons but that they were to turn them in to OS - intelligence and then sent back to them at wars end. Is this correct? Were the enlisted flight crew also encouraged? How about ground personel? Maurice, you might be able to answer that one. Thanks all!
Only the Best,
Guy Schlegel
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:47:40 EST
From: Wmjdallas at aol.com
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Coinage
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As I recall a Pound Sterling went for 4.35 cents.
Bill D
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:31:23 -0600
From: "Maurice Paulk" <mjpmtmanenterprises at cccusa.net>
Subject: [303rd-Talk] coinage--FYI
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TO ALL----
In my memory the pound was either $4.03 or $4.04 & the Egyptian
pound was $4.05. Since I don't trust my memory to much I checked
the web. I typed in "English pound exchange - 1945" -- Wikipedia
came up with the following--had to scroll down several pages
before I found It.
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Under continuing economic pressure, and despite months of denials that it would do so, on September 19, 1949, the government devalued the pound by 30%, from US$4.03 to US$2.80. The move prompted several other governments to devalue against the dollar too, including Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Egypt, India, Israel, New Zealand, Norway and South Africa
Do I have too much time on my hands????????????????
Maurice J. Paulk
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