the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Happy Memorial Day From Tom Harmon
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A couple years back a Purdue fan ran across a number of Tom Harmon photos featuring him and his plane—the one that would later go down over the Amazon. Today's a good day to mention them again:
![LittleButchFloridaTarmacPicturebeforeAtkinsonFieldandcrash[1]](http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/images/Happy-Memorial-Day-From-Tom-Harmon_BF2E/LittleButchFloridaTarmacPicturebeforeAtkinsonFieldandcrash1.jpg "LittleButchFloridaTarmacPicturebeforeAtkinsonFieldandcrash[1]")
Happy Memorial Day. See you tomorrow.
May 28th, 2012 at 2:12 PM | 
IIRC, he named his subsequent
IIRC, he named his subsequent
May 28th, 2012 at 4:30 PM |
Little Butch II
Little Butch II
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
May 28th, 2012 at 2:37 PM |
Awesome!
Awesome!
What a life!
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May 28th, 2012 at 3:01 PM |
Here's a photo of...
Here's a photo of...
...Harmon in China with other Flying Tigers.
The cover of Harmon's autobiography, Pilots Also Pray
Here's the 2008 Michigan Today story about when he was shot down over China. If you search for stories about Harmon, you'll find AAF message board trolls who make the claim that Harmon was a cocky pilot who got his flight into trouble unnecessarily and gave up info in interviews after his return to the US about the Chinese villagers who assisted his escape. His Silver Star argues otherwise.
Here's a United Press story written right after his shootdown was reported.
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May 29th, 2012 at 11:16 AM |
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
As a retired "brown shoe" I can attest the best pilots are all "cocky." That's why they are pilots!
May 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM |
Quite an amazing story in the Michigan Today
Quite an amazing story in the Michigan Today
Thanks for the link. As incredible as his exploits were on the football field, Tom Harmon's wartime bravery and survival against steep odds are even more amazing. He was really a legend across the board.
"You owe it to every man, woman, and child in the State of Michigan to beat the Buckeyes and silence their fans! Now go out there and make it happen!"
- Bo Schembechler (Result: U-M 22 OSU 0)
May 29th, 2012 at 11:06 AM |
Related Michigan USAAF theme
Related Michigan USAAF theme
Cant' find the pic right now but there was a B-24 in the Phillipines in 1945 that had a gigantic mural of Michigan Stadium and of course, a well built lady. Took up most of the nose of the plane and if you are familiar with the aircraft it was a very big canvas.
Edit - found a pic of a model of it... close enough.
May 29th, 2012 at 1:40 PM |
The
The
The B-24 that you are referring to was a Liberator, from the 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, 5th Air Force. It was based at Clark Field, The Philippines. The bomber was called... "Michigan"
This is an interview with a B-24 pilot. From the book, "B-24 Liberator Units of the Pacific War"
"The reference to Michigan, is to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and never, never to Michigan State." As a Pacific B-24 pilot remembered over 50 years later, "The Michigan colors are maize (corn yellow) and a dark blue, almost Navy. They have the ugliest helmets in all of college football. Watch the sports sections for a few Sundays now that football is coming up. You are sure to see some color pics of those Godawful helmets real soon. Most of the nation's sportswriters are very enamored of this team. Some things never change."
I guess he has never read the Freep.
IIRC, he named his subsequent P-38 fighter "Little Butch II" and had identical nose art. That one went down in flames over China. The story of his survival in China is pretty remarkable.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!