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General Discussion => Hysterical History => Topic started by: Smithsonia on April 07, 2011, 04:22:02 AM

Title: Base 10 Battle at Sabine Pass
Post by: Smithsonia on April 07, 2011, 04:22:02 AM
From the wondrous collection of Lt. Col. Mark Hess At TeamCap.Org comes this WW2 adventure tale.

43 Coastal Patrol Base No. 10 (Beaumont, TX)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/52451067/WWII-1943-Coastal-Patrol-Base-No-10

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Title: Re: Base 10 Battle at Sabine Pass
Post by: AbnMedOps on April 11, 2011, 02:16:06 AM
Very interesting! Did you notice who the author was? Gordon Baxter, the late and beloved columnist for "FLYING" magazine! "Bax" was kinda the cowboy poet of "FLYING" and as a good ole' Texan probably heard these tales from firsthand participants.
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