Posted by Bob Batchelar on July 19, 2000 at 08:54:47:
In Reply to: Re: Zipper posted by byron almquist on July 04, 2000 at 00:42:43:
: I just read this message about a Lt Almquist and his zipper being hit by a round. I am probably the Lt. Almquist that is being referred to but I was not the person that had his zipper hit. I flew perhaps a dozen missions but our aircraft was never hit to the best of my knowledge. Certainly I was never grazed as described.
: I had heard this story while I was with the 6994th but supposedly the person hit was a navigator.
: This may be an example of how a good story gets distorted as it is told and retold..
: byron almquist
All due apologies Sir, this is more likely the result of a longterm memory leak. I had heard the story ascribed to you somewhere in the past and I guess over the years it became reality. No offense was intended.
Bob Batchelar