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Dad's Polar Bear
Dad's Polar Bear
Everyone likes pics, so thought I'd share this one.
This is my father with the polar bear he bagged on a trip to the Arctic on the USS Burton Island (ice breaker) in 1957. Used 30.06. Took 5 shots while the bear was charging before it dropped a few yards in front of him.
This is my father with the polar bear he bagged on a trip to the Arctic on the USS Burton Island (ice breaker) in 1957. Used 30.06. Took 5 shots while the bear was charging before it dropped a few yards in front of him.
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a truly great piece of family history .... enjoyed the picture and your comments ... thanks for posting it
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Here's a pic of the ship from that trip. 5" gun forward, used to break up thick ice if needed. They also carried a couple dog sleds, and a helo on these trips. This was in mid summer in the Bering Sea.JEBar wrote:a truly great piece of family history .... enjoyed the picture and your comments ... thanks for posting it
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Cool photos and a great family story!!
Appreciate the very interesting post.
PT7
Appreciate the very interesting post.
PT7
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Thanks. You and JEbar both. Boring Sunday. Too hot to go out back and shoot, so I was looking thru the big box of family mementos/history back to my many times removed Grandfather who landed on these shores in 1632 from England and settled in Ipswitch, Mass. to carve out a living. A lot of history between then and now that my line has been part of. But I digress.PT7 wrote:Cool photos and a great family story!!
Appreciate the very interesting post.
PT7
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Love it. The world was a very different place, back then. Thanks for sharing.
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Indeed it was, and you're very welcome.North Country Gal wrote:Love it. The world was a very different place, back then. Thanks for sharing.
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That is awesome to know your family history back to the almost beginning of settlement in North America. Do you know any of your prior history in England?
That is awesome to know your family history back to the almost beginning of settlement in North America. Do you know any of your prior history in England?
GunnyGene wrote:.. back to my many times removed Grandfather who landed on these shores in 1632 from England and settled in Ipswitch, Mass.
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I wonder if he was on a hunting party to re-provision the ship. It looks like a second bear is hanging in the background.GunnyGene wrote: This is my father with the polar bear he bagged on a trip to the Arctic on the USS Burton Island (ice breaker) in 1957. Used 30.06. Took 5 shots while the bear was charging before it dropped a few yards in front of him.
They are great family photographs. Thanks for sharing them with us.
P.S. My wife's paternal lineage traces back to the Smith family that arrived on the Mayflower. I've got her complete family tree.
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Not really. The genealogist who put it all together about 25 years ago included what's called a "Pedigree" chart based on marriages, etc. which goes back to William the Conqueror, but the same chart would also fit a couple billion other people alive today.Mags wrote:.
That is awesome to know your family history back to the almost beginning of settlement in North America. Do you know any of your prior history in England?GunnyGene wrote:.. back to my many times removed Grandfather who landed on these shores in 1632 from England and settled in Ipswitch, Mass.
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