WWII - the New Guinea Campaign and images from the island - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 7:01 PM Great material, Buzzman! And I believe me that your grand pappy himself drew that cartoon! What a list of ports of call! I think this might be a good thread to post Jerry Colona's Bob Hope USO Tour map from the BOT again: ...and zoom into it a little: While Hawaii was geographically limited in size: ...it is amazing to see in how many places in Micronesia and Melanesia Americans were stationed at!: Buzzy, you of all people should be able to tell us: Do you remember your grandparents telling any South Sea tales from their wartime, or did they or your parents have tropical home bars? Actually, you and your parents don't count, the second and third generations were already removed from the direct war experience, and subject to the romanticizing and mixing in of South Sea cliches. :) [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-02-16 19:17 ]

Great material, Buzzman! And I believe me that your grand pappy himself drew that cartoon!

What a list of ports of call! I think this might be a good thread to post Jerry Colona's Bob Hope USO Tour map from the BOT again:

...and zoom into it a little:
While Hawaii was geographically limited in size:

...it is amazing to see in how many places in Micronesia and Melanesia Americans were stationed at!:

Buzzy, you of all people should be able to tell us: Do you remember your grandparents telling any South Sea tales from their wartime, or did they or your parents have tropical home bars? Actually, you and your parents don't count, the second and third generations were already removed from the direct war experience, and subject to the romanticizing and mixing in of South Sea cliches. :)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-02-16 19:17 ]

Post #511491 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 7:01 PM