Well, it was an experiment, an experiment that did not work. They wanted us to start out flying 260horsepower vehicles rather than cubs which were 45horsepower, and theres a major difference. The flying part did not bother us, but they made the mistake of putting 20 redblooded american boys in jarvis hall of tcu, the girls dormitory. Back in 1943, that did not work. Everyone else forgets, but i can tell that i played football for texas christian university. Time goes on, after a few more, i might have been all confidence. Truth is i never did get in the ballgame. We broke kid of arms and a fractured cheekbone, and the navy pulled us out. We broke two arms and a fractured cheekbone, and the navy pulled us out. Did not get to finish. It was an interesting program. They dropped the qualifications for navy pilots to have a College Degree after the battle of midway. They dated they needed pilots. They took me in, obviously. I had a very poor background in high school and every Educational I
Anyway, its interesting, im going out on the book tour and speaking to a lot of audiences about both of my books. Its always interesting to see the kind of reaction youll get to the books. Most of it positive. Most of the interesting comments from a friend of mine in williamsburg that came up and said, tony, i have to admit, i really didnt like history very much in school. Because it was kind of boring. But you make it come alive. I love your book. I feel like im there. This was the hurricane of independence. I feel like im in newfoundland fishing and hurricane is coming. I feel like i am on the battlefield in the american revolution. Im so engrossed in the book. I feel like im there. Of course, i was appreciative and said thank you. Her husband elbowed me in the ribs and said, she likes it so much he reads four pages a day. It is right next to the Readers Digest in the bathroom in that little basket i was chuckling. He elbowed me again and said some day she likes me likes it so much,
We got married the same night i got my wings. We were commissioned. The first promotion was lieutenant. I always wanted to stay until i got to be a commander where my wife would have to call me commander but i didnt get this day that long. Being in the navy, when did you enlist or did you join . Representative rahall december of night 1942. They had some major battles by that time. Actually, i started out at the university of texas and roberts hall. That was flight prep. We went from there to memphis for another flight prep, athens, georgia for the strange part of it, kind of like boot camp. We were stationed there at the university of georgia. 20 of us were picked up from austin texas and sent to Texas Christian University on an experiment that didnt work. They wanted us to start flying 260 horsepower, rather than the cubs, which were 45 horsepower. The flying part didnt bother us. They put 20 redblooded american boys in jarvis hall at tcu. The girls dormitory back in 1943 that didnt
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