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| Belated Obit - LTG Frank Sackton |
| 2010-04-17 |
| During his 40-year military career, Sackton led a battalion of 550 men in the Pacific during World War II, in the 33rd Infantry Division. He was secretary to Gen. Douglas MacArthur (PBUH) during the reconstruction of Japan after the war. He was also aboard ship and a witness to the first test of a thermonuclear bomb, the "Ivy Mike" test at Enewetak Atoll, which, he remarked, was a lot bigger than anyone thought it would be. He ended up hanging on to a cable as the tidal wave hit the ship head on, and most of the people on deck were washed overboard. He was 97 years old, and still a gentleman. There is a good video interview of him, as well as many of the other veterans of the war, at the Veterans History Project. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #1 God bless him, I hope he's sitting on green grass drinking a cold one with the man! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-04-17 23:05 |