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“The World Famous Blue Sharks” (1943-1993) PATRON SIX |
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VP-6 Celebrates Joe Bacak's 86th Birthday |
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Joe Bacak on his 86th birthday |
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Jack Masters, Dick Pickering and Joe Bacak |
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Jack Masters, Joe Manning and Joe Bacak |
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Jack Masters, Joe Manning and I met with Joe Bacak this last weekend (March 14, 2004). He is living in a home in Sunnyvale, CA. While we were there members of
his family visited him to celebrate his 86th birthday (his true birthday is March 15th). Jack called Art Farwell, and Russell “Pete” McKnight and Joe talked to them. I was Joe's navigator and Pete was his
second mech in crew six. Art Farwell was the commanding officer at that time. Russell “Pete” McKnight and I were in Joe's crew in Japan in 1950. First squadron to participate in the Korean war. We flew
out of Johnson AFB and later Tachikawa AFB. We then were the first squadron to move to the new NAS Atsugi when it opened. |
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