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Re: Cpt. Royce Williams

Posted: 27 Jan 2023, 08:56
by Bones
Thanks for sharing!

Would this be your great uncle also?

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Re: Cpt. Royce Williams

Posted: 27 Jan 2023, 13:26
by Grifter
If you listen to the Fighter Pilot Podcast frequently, you start piece together that eventually the military wants their higher ranking officers to do a tour at the pentagon or even attached to a politician's office. A few choose to stay in the pit, however. To do so, some may even leave the military to go work for NOAA or NASA. In the Navy, some fighter pilots will go to ASW school and learn to captain vessels. If I remember correctly, these guys in particular tend to do that tour at the pentagon, and then go off to nuclear engineering and ASW schools.

Re: Cpt. Royce Williams

Posted: 27 Jan 2023, 16:20
by Falker939
Exactly Bones! 'Wow thanks for the Find!!

Grt. Uncle Robert Taylor - That’s Him.. This 'may be the first Skull Squadron on record – and I’m sure they were called that at times.. Those pictures are nice and clear – thanks for that. I’m going to share this with the family. “ Hey your alright Bones! Thumbs Up 👍

Re: Cpt. Royce Williams

Posted: 28 Jan 2023, 12:12
by Bones
I found those photos here:

https://79thfightergroup.com/85th-fighter-squadron

The other photos you shared look great too! Maybe you can share them with the above website. They have alot of great pix!

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Re: Cpt. Royce Williams

Posted: 30 Jan 2023, 09:12
by Trichome
I love seeing old pictures..... thanks for sharing all these and his story