"The Professor"
01-16-2014 | 11:03 PM
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Russell Johnson was in fact a USAAF bombardier in WWII. Exact details are hard to come by - like most of his generation, he didn't talk much about his service - but he was shot down in a B-24 and earned, it seems, one or more Air Medals, a Purple Heart, and possibly a Bronze Star. You are fondly remembered, Lieutenant. Rest in peace.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/ar...ref=television
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/ar...ref=television
01-17-2014 | 12:53 AM
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RIP...a real man's man. Interesting you posted of his passing as I was talking to friends just last week about Gilligan's Island (and how my day and a half trip turned into a 6 day, with me referring to it as a Gilligan's Island trip.) We talked about who in the cast was still alive........looks like Mary Ann and Ginger are the last two.
01-17-2014 | 07:28 AM
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No reflection on Mr. Johnson, but I'm increasingly annoyed at the press using the phrase, " winning a Purple Heart". You don't win a PH. Also the 42nd Bomb Group used B-25s not B-24s.
Another of the greatest generation gone.
Another of the greatest generation gone.
01-17-2014 | 04:28 PM
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Yeah, I saw both aircraft in various write-ups - and picked the bigger one. Thanks.
01-18-2014 | 07:46 AM
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