These belonged to my granduncle, John ("Bun") Brown. He kept an active pilot's license until he was in his 90s! (No, he didn't continue to fly then, but he carried that license with pride.)
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- Born in Illinois, I grew up in Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. I have one sibling, an older brother. I am married, for the 2nd time now, to Butch & got 4 children in the deal. They have gone on to make me grandmother 25 times over & great-grandmother to over 20!. After many years working in industry, I got my bachelors and masters degrees in speech communication, & was a professor in that field for 13 years. I retired in 2001 & returned to school & got my doctorate in folklore. Now I meld my two interests - folklore & genealogy - & add my teaching background, resulting in my current profession: speaker/author/entertainer of genealogically-related topics. I play many folk instruments, but my preference is guitar, which I have been playing since 1963. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Gen. Soc. I work in partnership with Gena Philibert-Ortega & Sara Cochran as Genealogy Journeys® where we focus on educating folks about Social History. More about that: genaandjean.blogspot.com. More on our podcasts: genjourneys.podbean.com. More about my own projects: Circlemending.org.
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Hi, Jean -
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this photo!
My name is Major Ace Browning, and I am a Civil Air Patrol historian. I wanted to introduce myself, as I collect, preserve and document uniform history like the items of your late granduncle John. I maintain and display a collection of CAP insignia for various events, as well as share that collection on the internet for those who can not view it in person - http://www.incountry.us/cappatches/
If you would ever like to put John's Civil Air Patrol artifacts is good, responsable hands. I would love the opportunity. I would document the information you have about his CAP and aviation career on the website, as well as display a photo of him along with images of the insignia for all to see and learn.
Thanks for your time and for your ancestry blog. I also keep track of my family's geneology as well!
-Ace
alamrcn@hotmail.com