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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS
Richard,
Gregory Peck,Man in the Gray Flannel Suit,He played Tom who is 33 years old, a Harvard graduate. He barely survived as an Army paratroop officer during World War II, having fought in both the European and Pacific combat theaters (an unlikely scenario, but it sets the stage for his wartime love affair).He wore the 509 Geronimo patch I'm almost positive on that !!!!!!!  Could it be the technical adviser blew it? Maybe I blew it......
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Teddy,
Although that was just a movie, there was a shift of personnel from the ETO to the PTO for the expected invasion of Japan to finish the war after the Nazi surrender in May of 1945. Soldiers in the ETO without the requisite 'combat points' or with 'critical' skills were then being reassigned to the PTO, and it is conceivable a young 509th vet of the ETO would have been reassigned to the PTO and been seen therre with the 509th SSI. However, the 509th never left the ETO as a unit.
Richard
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