Brothers in Battle - Best of Friends

[padraigmc]

Linda, communicating via "broad" band

Wrong tread...should be in the very very poor jokes tread !!!!

[padraigmc]

Again, you learn something new here every day.

In the UK, "broad" is very infrequently used (at least by my generation). In fact, I think I've only ever heard it being used in American TV, etc. It's common to call a pretty woman "babe" though. Eg, you might say, "Hey babe" to your girlfriend. And would definitely not call a bloke "Babe" - you'd get your nose broken if you tried that over here!

or a kick in the .......

[padraigmc]

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[Dutchman]

While working and living in Cameroon (1975-1980) I've met and have known a lot of "broads", we called them "chicks" for chickens. My God, as men were in a minority in that country, there were a lot of "nice chicks" all around town. I had good times.
I was a bad boy like Bill as far as the handling the "broads" was concerned, but there is prescription now for my bad deeds of those days 37 years ago.

[Ronald]

You know that picture in the book with Wild Bill's sons Gene and Billy Jr. in front a big photograph? Last picture of the picture pages. That is Robert Noody from F-Company

http://carentan101airborne.free.fr/R.Noodyeng.htm



And there is also a picture of Babe and a buddy at the Bama Club. Look closely, the picture is mirrored. Just noticed it today really. Guess it's maybe a mistake from the printers?

Oh well... I'm reading the book again. It's such a great book. Can't get enough of it.

[Mooch]

That is Robert Noody from F-Company

Bob Noody was a very close friend of Don Malarkey's. When Malark was attending the 506th Regimental NCO School he became close friends with Bob. Both were cadre members going through the course so that they would be fully prepared to instruct there.
Don told me that Bob had been decorated for knocking out either one or two tanks in Normnady with his bazooka.
If you look at the famous picture of Bob you'll see him holding a white piece of paper. He had just gotten finished reading Ike's Letter when that picture was shot.
Anyway, just some useless trivia for everyone.
R/
Mooch

[padraigmc]

Good work folks !

Great detectives the two of you !

[Mooch]

Good work folks !

Great detectives the two of you !

I never knew about Bob until Don told me the story. I had brought an album of WWII airborne pictures to Reading Airshow last year. Don got to looking at them and when I turned to Bob's picture, I said, "I believe that trooper was from the 5-O-Deuce."

Don said "oh no, that's my friend Bob Noody. He and I went to NCO Academy togther in Joginy, France. Bob destroyed (one or two) tanks in Normandy. Did you know that Air Corps Magazine had a story about D-Day back in (mid- to late-1944 or early-1945)? Bob's picture was on the cover. I've been looking for that for a long time."

Well light bulbs were firing off above my head. I have a few connections at some places that are great for research. So a day or two after the Airshow I went to one of these places and unfortunately found that those older magazines were only available on micro-fiche. Good thing was that you could still print the pages. Although the quality wasn't all that hot, I did have exactly what Don was looking for.

Fast forward to home that evening; I print out another hi-res copy of Bob's picture, write Don a short note and shove everything into a mailer and send it off to Don. I soon forgot about it in the hustle and bustle of daily life.

A couple of weeks later I get a call from my wife, "were you expecting something from Don Malarkey?"

"No, why?"

"There's a package here for you with his return address on it."

"Are you S**TTING me?!?!"

"Nope."

"I hope you aren't messing with me girl!"

"I'm not. It'll be on your desk when you get home."

:-)

I race home a full hour early. I tear open the package and after reading a lovely letter from Don thanking me for doing what generals were unable to do, I looked over what he sent me. There were a couple of signed pictures and wedged behind the Company picture at Zell am See was a beautiful, full color copy of Don's NCO Academy graduation certificate along with a small envelope. In the envelope were two pictures of Bob Noody at the NCO Academy. Don said, "here are a couple of nice pictures of Bob...funny thing about those pictures, I took plenty of pictures of everyone else while we were there but the dumb Irishman that I am, I never got anyone to shoot any of me."

Receiving that package and those bits of history was totally unexpected and something I will treasure forever. Don is a very special man. But you all probably know that!

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Mooch

[Ronald]

thanks for sharing that mooch. i met don last year in bastogne. he is a very friendly guy and talked a long time with us. oooh, that was a really great day!

[Mooch]

Here's some of the Signal Corps text that went with the photo (apologies as it was translated from French to English and poorly done):

American paras their faces blackened in C-47. Note the "Screaming Eagles" shoulder patches.These men are part of F Company of the 2nd Bn of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment/101st Airborne Division. They are transported towards Normandy by the 439th Troop Carrier Group at the end of serial # 12. Takeoff of the airfield of Upottery - Hour of the dropping 01h20 on the DZ "C" (Hiesville) From the left to the right in the photograph: William G Olanie, Frank D. Griffin, Robert Noody, Lester T Hegland

R/
Mooch