Originally Posted by Beemerguy53

Not looking to hijack the thread, but you've reminded me of some family history...

My late father-in-law was a Canadian who'd come here as a youngster, when his father's job brought him to the USA. When World War II started, he figured he would do his part for his adopted country, so he enlisted in the US Navy, figuring he would sail on a ship of some sort.

After he'd taken the various aptitude tests, the Navy decided that Don would make a dandy waist gunner on a PBY Catalina...so he was assigned to Whidbey Island, and flew anti-submarine patrols and search-and-rescue missions out over the Pacific. He always spoke lovingly of the big old 'Cat...