No, it was Army Air Forces (USAAF).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces
There were a lot of Royal Air Force as well.
The point is, the camps were full of Luftgangster.
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No, it was Army Air Forces (USAAF).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces
There were a lot of Royal Air Force as well.
The point is, the camps were full of Luftgangster.
Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
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The song title is:
DAMN, DAMN, DAMN THE FILIPINOS
Link to the lyrics, music, and an audio file:
https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1446
mawkie
C&R Whisperer
That chorus sure sounds familiar.
Congrats on the Krag! Like a Garand and 1903 Springfield a Krag is a must-have. And while is served for such a short interval there are plenty of variations to collect if you decide to go deep.
Congrats on the Krag! Like a Garand and 1903 Springfield a Krag is a must-have. And while is served for such a short interval there are plenty of variations to collect if you decide to go deep.
somd_mustangs
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- Jul 1, 2012
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Interesting and confusing, it was actually both.
The US Army Air Corps begat the USAAF in 1941...
"The Air Corps ceased to have an administrative structure after 9 March 1942, but as "the permanent statutory organization of the air arm, and the principal component of the Army Air Forces," the overwhelming majority of personnel assigned to the AAF were members of the Air Corps."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps
If the original question was how Hogan managed to retain his immaculate leather flight jacket and "crush" cap (and the prisoners weren't all dirty and emaciated), well, it's TV.
Very sweet! Congratulations.
dist1646
Ultimate Member
Nope, it was a Krag.
He said "Also"
There has been posts on other forums mentioning a single episode where he had a Springfield 1903 in his hands. I have not seen any pics yet but tend to believe it as the way that props were handled back then.
I was a bit hesitant to refer to the song, because it is pretty offensive to Filipinos, and Filipinos have been important contributors to this forum since the early days. So my apologies to any who may be offended.
It is an interesting song, though, and a notable part of Krag history. The song was banned by the Army, by the way.
After acquiring the Spanish colony in 1898, there was a question of what to do with the islands. We had previously announced our intention to establish Cuban independence, but had made no such promise regarding Puerto Rico or the Philippines. Naval power was entirely dependent on the ability to resupply ships with coal from secure bases. Those steamships burned massive mountains of coal. We could not operate a navy in East Asian waters without secure coaling stations.
So President McKinley announced that he would seek divine guidance, and after a night of fervent prayer, he declared that the US would keep the Philippines, in order to "civilize, Christianize, and uplift the Filipinos."
This surprised the Filipinos, who thought they had been civilized since time immemorial, had been Christian for centuries, and had not realized they needed further uplifting.
Anyway, that is the reason for the "civilize 'em with a Krag" line.
The original was a Civil War song about Union troops liberating Southern POW camps:
Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are marching;
Cheer up comrades they will come!
And beneath the starry flag we will breathe the air again
In the free land of our own beloved home.
It is an interesting song, though, and a notable part of Krag history. The song was banned by the Army, by the way.
After acquiring the Spanish colony in 1898, there was a question of what to do with the islands. We had previously announced our intention to establish Cuban independence, but had made no such promise regarding Puerto Rico or the Philippines. Naval power was entirely dependent on the ability to resupply ships with coal from secure bases. Those steamships burned massive mountains of coal. We could not operate a navy in East Asian waters without secure coaling stations.
So President McKinley announced that he would seek divine guidance, and after a night of fervent prayer, he declared that the US would keep the Philippines, in order to "civilize, Christianize, and uplift the Filipinos."
This surprised the Filipinos, who thought they had been civilized since time immemorial, had been Christian for centuries, and had not realized they needed further uplifting.
Anyway, that is the reason for the "civilize 'em with a Krag" line.
The original was a Civil War song about Union troops liberating Southern POW camps:
Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are marching;
Cheer up comrades they will come!
And beneath the starry flag we will breathe the air again
In the free land of our own beloved home.
PGTMG
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Best reason ever to buy a rifle!
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
I am threadjacking the shit out of this. Melnic, please don't hate me...
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https://www.mdshooters.com/vbclassified.php?do=ad&id=38345
One of the best movies...... EVER!
Not sure but in all my years I don't think I have ever seen any boxes of unused surplus ammo for the Krag. I guess it got all used up in the 50's and dumped for pennies at Sunny's Surplus!
Saul Good Man, Saul Good
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
I have quite a few. Even some with head stamps ".30 Army". It is all included in my threadjack post above.
Could watch it anytime. Sometimes I let it play twice just because.
Cool, do they all go bang or lot of duds? What's the date non them?
mawkie
C&R Whisperer
When I want a little Krag fix I pop the made for TV movie "Rough Riders" in the DVD player. John Milius (Conan the Barbarian, The Wind and the Lion, Red Dawn, ...) wrote and directed it and he's a stickler for accuracy when it comes to firearms and accoutrements. The Krag plays a prominent part along with the Colt-Browning 1895 Potato Digger and Winchester 1895.
A YouTube clip of the training portion of the movie.
A YouTube clip of the training portion of the movie.
so, I had taken the Krag out and shot onto paper at 50 yards with the Winchester ammo, man this stuff sucked 4" @50 yards. I acquired some remington hunting ammo and it was much better 2" @50 yards. (still high left) I know the gun can do better and I have a reloading thread on it. once I get to 2" @ 50 yards or less, who knows what the gun can do cause I am not going to be able to shoot much better than that anyway w/o optics.
SmokeEaterPilot
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- Jun 3, 2011
- 525
What a gorgeous example. Congrats.
They just have one of the smoothest actions.
They just have one of the smoothest actions.
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