Capt. Charles Schild shot down 2 Zeros & a bomber at Guadalcanal in his Wildcat
So many stories we miss along the way…
For Capt. Charles Schild (Ret.) of southwest Florida, World War II was divided into two parts — the unfun part and the fun part.
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Posted on December 14, 2015, in First-hand Accounts, Uncategorized, WWII and tagged 1940's, family history, History, Japan, Military, nostalgia, Tributes, USA, veterans, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 29 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
I remembered a TV series starred by Robert Conrad, titled “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, when I read this narrative! I loved that series!
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Ah, my dad and I spent many an hour watching that show. I’ve had more than one person read that excerpt in the beginning of each episode that speaks about Boyington and ask me if it was true – ya gotta smile when you tell them Yes!! I’ve recently caught a few re-runs on an obscure cable channel. It’s great how some things strike a chord and spark our memories, isn’t it?!
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Yes indeed… I just wonder if the black sheep stories were actually taken from real world war 2 tales…
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Yes, they were – Boyington was a thorn in the upper-brass’ side, but he got the jobs done!!
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Cool! I’m now (5) in your east west series… 🙂
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Excellent. You are one of the rare ones that really takes history seriously – good for you!!!
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I want to boast to my friends that I know the Asia world war history that were not taught in our schools… Hehehe!
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No matter what the reason – you now know it. But I really shouldn’t blame the school system too bad. They only have a short time to cram in a lot of data, the ETO was considered the most important (for very un-politically correct reasons) and much of the info wasn’t de-classified when we went to school.
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I was really surprised for some facts that I didn’t know… I very much appreciated knowing that it appeared that US started a “political and economic” war with Japan prior to Japan bombing pearl harbor. That info is priceless!
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So many reasons surround that event – it was a build-up on many, many years – and people wonder why I hate politics? It can never be explained in one or two sentences, that’s for sure!! But no, Co-Prosperity started as a dream for survival and unity – then got taken over by realists and militants – the end result was convenient for FDR.
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I am seeing the same pattern now… And war will erupt soon!
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If you mean the Middle East, I feel that resembles Vietnam.
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Yup…! Hey, I wanna know the Vietnam side, my friend. I’ll be finishing east and west soon! 🙂
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I’m sorry – too close to home for comfort there. I went as far as the Korean War in research.
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Just one last last question, was Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia invaded by Japan during World War 2?
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Japan was based there – they asked permission of the Vichy government to do so. They entered Indochina without a shot fired.
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Aaargh! I need to get a refund from the university where I learned history!
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Hahaha… Just think, Harvard and Yale used to teach an Aryan/Anglo-Saxon curriculum way back when… things change – maybe slowly, but they change.
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Hope so too here in PH… Otherwise, I’ll open a school and get you as a history teacher. Hehehe!
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Jeez and I’m having trouble finding time to complete the Bibliography for this blog too!!!
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Hahaha!
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There’s not many books these days that I read a second time, mostly I blitz through just the once then on to the next.
But … I’ve just finished ‘Samurai’ about/by Saburo Sakai, Japanese fighter ace of WW2. And shall now read it again slowly, with much reflection.
If you have time it may prove well worth the effort. Brrrrr~!
I think Amazon may have some copies (found mine in an op shop).
PS: just searched—Amazon does have it at various prices; co-authored by Martin Caidin.
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I’ve put it on my list for the next ‘book hunt’. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Great start–a World War divided between ‘fun’ and ‘unfun’. How could I not click through?
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It sure does hook you in, doesn’t it?!
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A great tribute to a brave man who fought well, and survived to live a good life after the war too. His legacy is not only living on in his family, but in his exciting and interesting wartime notes too.
Nice re-blog, GP.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, Pete. It seemed to be a while since we had an first hand account here.
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Wow!
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A great story, isn’t it?!
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