"KØHB" wrote in message
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There's also the story of "The Ghost of Guam".


The "Ghost of Guam" was US Navy Radioman 1st Class George Tweed. He
wasn't a ham. Was reputed to be laid up drunk in a house of horizontal
refreshment when the Navy evacuated the island just ahead of the WW-II JA
invasion so he missed his ride. Had to hide out in the jungle for a few
years until the USN came back. In the book/movie "No Man is an Island" he
comes off as a hero, but was in fact not popular with the locals, several
of whom (including a native RC Priest) lost their lives for not revealing
his whereabouts. After the war he skedaddled without so much as a
thank-you.

73, de Hans, K0HB



He was at the Legion Christmas party and personally thanked you
and everyone else.