WWII vet

[GadwallGetter530]

Gadwall are you a beaner?

No, I prefer Mesican. You want I'll stack brick Boss?

FIFY

Yes my family lived threw the great bombing of Tijuana..... our donkey wasn't so lucky. It was a terrible loss.

[waterfowlman]

Probably should say the Japanese code, but a Japanese code. Which one? No idea...

We broke the Jap code and German code. I don't think it was done on board a ship though. The Jap code was broke by the team in Pearl Harbor I believe. Many, many ships and cryptologists were involved though to get the whole picture. Pretty amazing stuff. Imagine having 12 of the 26 letters of the alphabet and guessing on the other 14 letters to decipher. Plus there were additive code books on top of that. The Jap Army and Jap Navy had different codes as well. When they got close, I think they put out a message that an American desalination plant was down and then the Japs radioed a message to their base with the same effect and that helped fill in a big part of the puzzle. Lots of stuff on-line that is interesting to read.

That was Midway and also the turning point in the Pacific when we bushwacked and destroyed the Jap aircraft carriers heading towards the island. Whoever controled Midway, controled the Pacific. AK you should know about the Japs and the Aleutian Islands during WW2....lots of history up your way.

[AKPirate]

Probably should say the Japanese code, but a Japanese code. Which one? No idea...

We broke the Jap code and German code. I don't think it was done on board a ship though. The Jap code was broke by the team in Pearl Harbor I believe. Many, many ships and cryptologists were involved though to get the whole picture. Pretty amazing stuff. Imagine having 12 of the 26 letters of the alphabet and guessing on the other 14 letters to decipher. Plus there were additive code books on top of that. The Jap Army and Jap Navy had different codes as well. When they got close, I think they put out a message that an American desalination plant was down and then the Japs radioed a message to their base with the same effect and that helped fill in a big part of the puzzle. Lots of stuff on-line that is interesting to read.

That was Midway and also the turning point in the Pacific when we bushwacked and destroyed the Jap aircraft carriers heading towards the island. Whoever controled Midway, controled the Pacific. AK you should know about the Japs and the Aleutian Islands during WW2....lots of history up your way.

I have read alot about that history and had some of the old timers come give talks to our units when I was stationed up here. It really served no purpose to invade those islands in the Aleutians.. The Japs thought we would have to divert a lot of attention to this area. We didn't and let'm resupply/fight the elements/starve on the barren islands.

[rebelp74]

Gadwall are you a beaner?

He's a portuguese chicken farmer

[assateague]

That sounds like it should be in the Urban Dictionary.