Did you ever get to meet General Spaatz?

Started by Cindi, August 21, 2011, 02:38:29 PM

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Cindi

This picture was taken on Saturday night, October 10, 1970 at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. It was the Civil Air Patrol National Board Banquet. General Spaatz was very friendly and outgoing to this cadet from the Vancouver Composite Squadron in the Oregon Wing. With a sly smile he deftly hid his gin and tonic in his left hand when this picture was taken. General Spaatz died in 1974:



Mitchell 1969

Somewhere, members of the  Spaatz family are looking at his copy of this photo and asking:

"When did Tooey ever meet Buddy Holley?"
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Bernard J. Wilson, Major, CAP

Mitchell 1969; Earhart 1971; Eaker 1973. Cadet Flying Encampment, License, 1970. IACE New Zealand 1971; IACE Korea 1973.

CAP has been bery, bery good to me.