Bill's Secret War, Original Version

A personal history of Carpetbagger involvement in secret operations in World War II.

For the filmstrip my grandfather saw in the cinema, go to "British Movietonews". Search for clip #44947 Royal Visit to RAF and USAAF.

In this version, the only difference is my inclusion of Bob Swanson's image of a B-24 dropping a parachute cannister.

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• carpetbaggers
• WWII
• B-24
• liberator
• Roy
• Tebbutt
• Alconbury
• Harrington
• Chateaudun
• Lutz-en-Dunois
• MACR
• 3437
• Maquis
• French
• Resistance
• Lyon
• Denis
• Serge
• Blandin
• Jive
• Bomber
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• Wagstad
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• Peter54
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• Martinez
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• Underwood
• Roettger
• O'Leary
• memorial
• France
• Consolidated

[juhler]

ill send ya a email here on Youtube - later this night - about the info i have about the Wagsted crew.

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Thank you very much!

[cputb1]

[Juhler (The Great Dane) sent me too]

Very nice production sir. A wonderful memorial to, and in remembrance of, your Uncle Bill. Fascinating images, well crafted script, and your narration style was excellent. Thanks for creating and posting this ConsilienceTeacher.

And... Thank You Uncle Bill! For your service and your ultimate sacrifice in doing your part to preserve freedom for generations to come. We salute you Uncle Bill.

(*****)

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Thank you for your comments.

Thanks, also, to the many people who contributed to this whole project.

[Sis363]

juhler sent me,

What a great documentary of your uncle, it literally gave me chills when you were telling me.

Sis.

[ConsilienceTeacher]

For me, the chills come from watching him alive in the video which can be seen in a clip #44947 from Movie Tone Digital Newsreel Archives. He's in two scenes near the end (one talking with the princess, one with the king), looking down the line of his mates toward the camera. But at the time it aired, he had already died.

[PlantelPrincess]

Wow. Great story. It's really cool that you went through the research and the process of putting this together.

[ConsilienceTeacher]

The one thing I can't determine is where it happened. In some documents the government says 45N, 3E, but in other places we were told variously, Chateaudun or Lutz-en-Dunois. Though the last two are near each other, the geographic coordinates are hundreds of miles away. The only explanation I have come up with puts the drop at 45N, 3E, but the crash at Chateaudun/Lutz as they headed home.

[blacksmithbubb]

that was a good story..

[juhler]

Wow i haveto look this story up maybe i have sonething ill be back