| Caption | F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS Intrepid's flight deck, 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | ||||||||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
| Added Date | 30 Mar 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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2. Russ Kasper says:
6 Sep 2012 06:49:19 PM
Harvey George Odenbrett became a Judge after the war. He died in 2000, his ashes were spread at sea.
6 Sep 2012 06:49:19 PM
Harvey George Odenbrett became a Judge after the war. He died in 2000, his ashes were spread at sea.
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