Oh, Dammit

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Just heard from his wife that my friend Robert. C. Dick passed quietly in his sleep Dec 18... he was the author of CUTTHROATS, was a decorated Sherman Tanker in Leyte and Okinawa. I worked with him to develop his manuscript. I'm afraid I'm in tears at the moment. He was a wonderful man.

Buy his book. It is his legacy, and a unique story.

Bio...

Robert C. Dick was a Sherman tank driver with the U.S. Army’s 763rd Tank Battalion, attached to the 96th Infantry Division, which was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for courageous action during the Battle of Okinawa. Individually he received the Bronze Star with V device and the Purple Heart. After the war, he joined the fire department in Arcadia, California, and retired twenty-seven years later as fire chief. In 1985 he became a columnist for R/C Modeler magazine, the foremost publication for radio control enthusiasts. He lives in Cave Junction, Oregon.

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