2 new stories from Jerry (audio)

I have more time now in retirement so I can dig into the archives for the Jerry Sherlock Story. The time has come to share these two stories that Dad wouldn’t initially let me publish.

So let’s set the scene for this segment of my conversation with Dad. I was recording with him, outdoor in Smithfield, RI on Sunday, July 29, 2007.

For part of this recording session, I had some clarifications that I wanted to make on some of the stories covered thus far. One of the clarifications sparked a couple of stories he had not told ‘the kids’ (meaning my brothers and sisters).

As I processed the files for publication, Dad had me hold off on these two stories as his grandchildren were too young. Time has marched on. Dad has left us now going on 7 years and the youngest of the grandchildren is now over 21. I see no reason why we can share the stories now. I believe Dad would approve.

As time permits, I’ll continue to refresh Jerry’s Story but these were the only two stories that had been held back per his request. 

Without further ado, here is my conversation with Jerry in 2007 when he reveals two stories he had not previously shared.

https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/Hm54TQ7X




More on the differences between the K and C ration from wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration


The opening and closing piano clip is from Shady Dave 
https://freesound.org/people/ShadyDave/sounds/325611/

"make up for his lack of accuracy"

Jerry's son Bob recalls a conversation with him from Sep 2007. Jerry had recounted some of his Marine training in the conversation.

He is in good spirits, and told me some things about being in the Marines that I never knew - that he graduated from boot camp without having passed his marksmanship test on the M-1 Garand rifle that was the basic weapon for Marine infantrymen in WWII. He later qualified on it, on the 30 caliber machine gun, and also qualified on the carbine (a shorter weapon better suited for scouts and radiomen to carry. Papa liked it because it had a 15 round cartridge vs. the 8 rounds in the M-1, and he figured it would make up for his lack of accuracy. He also qualified on the 45 caliber pistol, because he did some assignments as a courier - bringing a briefcase of important papers from the officers on one island over to their counterparts on another island. The briefcase would be handcuffed to his left hand, and he had to be able to shoot the 45 if anyone messed with him.

Thanks for sharing this Bob.

If you have a memory or story of Jerry to share, please send it along.

Jerry's Story: Tinian and Hawaii (audio)

Jerry talks about Tinian and then recovery and training on Hawaii before going into Iwo Jima.

Audio file ->  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e508659f-bfc5-42fd-9e36-5c59b369a440

Jerry's Story: Tinian and Hawaii (audio)

The music for the intro and exit comes from “Through Golden Fields” by Dee Yan-Key licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.