My uncle's tractor

NEKS · Nov 10, 2014

My mother's younger brother played with this tractor. He was killed in WWII when his B-17 was shot down over southern Germany. This was in April of 1944. I was three month old at the time. He is buried in St. Avoid, France.

Wheatfarmer · Nov 10, 2014

Neat tractor model. I too was born in Jan 44.

paul · Nov 10, 2014

So many important things to remember there.

Paul

Dave H (MI) · Nov 11, 2014

That's an neat item for you to have! Kinda has some Oilallover styling to it.

tractorguy2 · Nov 11, 2014

That's a toy tractor Ive never seen before. i have about 200.

PJH · Nov 11, 2014

That is a valuable keepsake for your family! You should somehow make a note that tells the story for future generations.

A guy I knew (now deceased) inherited a fiddle that belonged to his grandfather. It had a mouse hole in it and needed some other minor repairs, and he took it to a reputable repairman. When he came back to pick it up, the repairman was grinning from ear to ear. Inside the fiddle was a note, signed by his grandfather, telling that he had purchased the fiddle in Alabama during the Civil War, and had carried and protected it all during his time in the war. The note also said that the mouse hole was in it when he bought it. He played the old fiddle in our gospel group, and his "fiddle story" was always a highlight for the crowd. Without the note, it would have been just another old fiddle.

C. Amick · Nov 11, 2014

Here's a story about another guy whose plane was also shot down over Germany in 1944, see link.
B 17 Shot Down Over Germany in 1944

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