Two Love Stories from the Same Aircraft, the Memphis Bell
The First Love Story:
We all may be aware of the history of the World War II, Boeing B17F Aircraft, the Memphis Bell,
For those who may need a reminder,
As an incentive to the B17F aircraft crews and to boost moral on the home front, it was decided to create an challenge to send the first aircraft and her crew home to go on a war bond tour around the United States if they complete 25 combat missions.
The pilot of one of the B-17s that completed 25 combat missions was Robert K. Morgan. His sweetheart, Margaret Polk (a direct descendant of a former President) lived in Memphis. Morgan was a hot shot, hot dogging cocky young man who always wanted to strut in front of his girl.
Captain Morgan contacted Esquire magazine and ask George Petty for a pinup drawing to go with the name he and his crew agreed upon the “Memphis Bell” to show his love for his sweetheart, Miss Margaret Polk. George Petty supplied the request from the magazine’s April 1941 issue.
Speaking of LOVE STORIES
Americans created a phenomenon of demonstrating their LOVE after WWII called The Baby Boomers with the solders coming home after the war.
This second LOVE STORY may or may not be factually correct but it is what was told to me by this gentleman.
I was in the Red Bluff California Post Office a year or so ago and was in line with my medium size envelope to send birthday gifts to my grand daughter and noticed that the nice dressed older gentleman (never said his name) ahead of me has the same size envelope. He started to say as he noticed my envelope that his was going to the guy who was in charge of the display of the Nola Gay.
(at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. of which I have had the privilege of seeing).
As he continued while still in line, he said (looking at his envelope) “He (Smithsonian guy)wanted some information from me, see I am kinda famous”. I am one of the pilots of the Memphis Belle”. (In my research, there were actually a hand full of pilots and co-pilots of the Memphis Belle but Captain Morgan passed away and actually never married Miss Polk, so it was not him/them).
The gentleman said he has been invited to many places for get-togethers and awards ceremonies but his wife doesn't travel too well anymore so he doesn't want to leave her. This was a heartwarming and selfless act of the love of a man for his wife.
I would love to have had a peek at the content of that package (maybe someday soon at the place where she appropriately is displayed now after years of restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton, Ohio.) (My daughter in-law is actually stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB as a lieutenant chemist).
However, I met the real thing. A kind, gentle, and well kept man who shows what love is all about, and why we are free to become a better nation and better people. I met a true American Hero, God Bless America!!
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