Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "USS Wolverine and USS Sable - Paddle Carriers of the Icy North" video.

Qualified over 17,000 pilots! That is huge! Having over 17,000 pilots that can land on a carrier, makes you wonder how many pilots in all were trained during the war considering that over 17k were approved for carrier operation, more than likely the number of pilots that were trained & approved for land operations were probably 10x that number.
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@chijohnaok Now your talking! My Dad lived in Pace, Florida which is only about 30 mins from Pensacola & my Grandparents(actually my step Dads Mom & Dad) lived in Crestview,FL) I use to love going to the beach at Pensacola as a kid. Even though my Dads place was closer, I enjoyed being at my Grandparents place a lot more. I usually would go for 2 weeks in the summer. They had a fishing boat & we would go fishing on it 2x or 3x while I was there. And back then Destin, FL was a wooded area. And we would go there & go crabbing. Boil the crabs in a bucket over the fire. To see it now with hotels on the beach and such. It's like they ruined it. As if Florida didn't already have enough beaches. But the white sand at Pensacola is great!
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