Reply #44: My dad rode on a troop ship with Errol Flynn. [View All]

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He always said he was a great guy, and would come out on the deck and hang with the guys-smoking cigarettes and playing cards. When I mentioned his sexual orientation, Dad said "Well-that explains a lot. Still, he was a hell of a man". I learned a lot from my dad.

He couldn't stand what he called "play-soldiers", particularly one Captain Mickey Rooney. Seems the captain tried to conscript my dad and a couple of others to change a tire on his jeep so he could flee a hot zone. He was pretty lucky not to get the stuffing kicked out of his own self by some otherwise occupied GI's.

Dad had great admiration for Audie Murphy, and a grudging respect for Clark Gable. Hated Reagan with a passion. His most red-hot scorn, though-was reserved for John Wayne. Thanks for the post.