Based on the letters of Earl Philip Reinhalter (1922-1953). Edited by his son, Earl Philip Reinhalter (1950-).
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After returning home from the war in November 1945, he posed for this photo with
his father. You can see that he is actually wearing his Purple Heart medal.
The jacket as it appears today.
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Purple Heart | |
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Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal | |
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Philippine Liberation Medal [?] | |
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World War II Victory Medal | |
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American Campaign Medal | |
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Good Conduct Medal |
Flooded camp area in Leyte, Philippines after it had rained for four days.
Flood scene in Leyte, Philippines, after four days of rain. Notice the guys rowing on top of two empty airplane gas tanks.
Another view of the flood scene in Leyte, Philippines, after four days of rain, and the guys rowing on top of two empty airplane gas tanks. The building on the right is the mess hall.
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NOW AVAILABLE AS A KINDLE BOOK! The Kindle book includes the letters; all 23 issues of the unit’s wartime newsletter “The Squadron Pulse,” which was originally edited by Leonard Stringfield; all 12 issues of the “Pennant Parade” newsletter that Stringfield published while sailing home after the war; complete text of the U.S. government booklet “Pocket Guide to Australia,” which soldiers heading Down Under were given to read; more than 200 photos; pre-war and postwar family history; and over 700 explanatory endnotes. |
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