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| Cpl
Martin E. McDonough
Left Gunner |
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The
following was prepared by Martin McDonough of Crew 43
as a mailing to his friends upon leaving home for the
Army in March of 1945 |
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GREETINGS
ONE AND ALL:
My
invitation from my debarkation from this nation was recieved
with jubilation - my transportation from this reservation
to my POE station is practically in high gear - my embarkation
to some island of isolation is quite an initiation and
will probably merit me a citation which I can undoubtedly
can do without. However, due to the situation necessitating
Pacific liberation - I am off to war.
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above was written while in Topeka, KS. 1945 |
POEM FOR THE OCCASION
Out
on the line lies a B-29
Waiting
impatiently on the line
It's
stocked with gas and loaded with oil
and
off in the distance lies hours of toil
The
crew chief says "condition fine"
Excluding
10 other men it's all mine - All mine
In
months to come we'll slave and slave
And
hope it won't take us to a watery grave
To
far off lands away we soar
SO
LONG JACKSON, WE'RE OFF TO WAR
| Poem
for the Occasion - was written in Sacremento, CA,
where P-43 had flown after picking up their B-29
- 1945 |
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Harrisburg
1991 - Standing - Martin McDonough
Seated:
L to R: Paul Kasmer, Glen Durkin, Jim Wilks and Tommy Mayfield |
Martin T. McDonough took his Finial Flight on 12 January 2014. |
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