Betty Lynn
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This is a photo of Betty Lynn in Burma during World War Two. Most old timers would know her as Thelma Lou, Barney Fife's girlfriend on the Andy Griffith show.
When she was 17, against her mother's wishes and fears, she auditioned to participate in United Service Organizations entertainment. She joined the USO right out of high school and helped entertain the troops. At age 18 she was part of a USO tour in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. She realized the gravity of the situation when a Marine gave her a pistol saying, "You might need this." She is believed to have been the only female who visited soldiers on the dangerous Burma Road. A brave and patriotic lady!
--So what kind of pistol is it? What caliber? I have no clue but have my ideas.
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JimT,
2022-10-27, 11:17
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JohnKDM,
2022-10-27, 13:17
- Betty Lynn - a really neat lady! -
JimT,
2022-10-27, 14:16
- Betty Lynn - a really neat lady! - Drago, 2022-11-26, 13:46
- Betty Lynn - a really neat lady! -
JimT,
2022-10-27, 14:16
- Great article! - Hoot, 2022-10-27, 17:45
- CBI-"Confusion Beyond Imagination" -
pokynojoe,
2022-10-27, 23:47
- A lot who supported the troops then are forgotten today ... - JimT, 2022-10-28, 07:56
- Betty Lynn -
Slow Hand,
2022-10-28, 18:29
- That sounds right ... I though maybe a .44 Special -
JimT,
2022-10-29, 22:43
- That sounds right ... I though maybe a .44 Special - Slow Hand, 2022-10-30, 17:57
- That sounds right ... I though maybe a .44 Special -
JimT,
2022-10-29, 22:43
- Betty Lynn -
JohnKDM,
2022-10-27, 13:17