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Newman's own USN jacket
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Bluebottle
Member
Classic photo 
Thanks for sharing, made me look into his military service on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman
Military service
Newman served in the Navy in World War II in the Pacific theater. Newman was sent to the Navy V-12 program at Ohio University, with hope of being accepted for pilot training, but this plan was foiled when a flight physical revealed him to be colorblind. He was sent instead to boot camp and then on to further training as a radioman and gunner. Qualifying as a rear-seat radioman and gunner in torpedo bombers, in 1944, Aviation Radioman Third Class Newman was sent to Barber's Point, Hawaii, and subsequently assigned to Pacific-based replacement torpedo squadrons (VT-98, VT-99, and VT-100). These torpedo squadrons were responsible primarily for training replacement pilots and combat air crewmen, placing particular importance on carrier landings. He later flew from aircraft carriers as a tail gunner in the Avenger. As a radioman/gunner, he served aboard the USS Bunker Hill during the battle for Okinawa in the spring of 1945. He was ordered to the ship as radioman/gunner in an Avenger with a draft of replacements shortly before the attack, but by a fluke of war was held back because his pilot had an ear infection. The rest of his detail died.
Thanks for sharing, made me look into his military service on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman
Military service
Newman served in the Navy in World War II in the Pacific theater. Newman was sent to the Navy V-12 program at Ohio University, with hope of being accepted for pilot training, but this plan was foiled when a flight physical revealed him to be colorblind. He was sent instead to boot camp and then on to further training as a radioman and gunner. Qualifying as a rear-seat radioman and gunner in torpedo bombers, in 1944, Aviation Radioman Third Class Newman was sent to Barber's Point, Hawaii, and subsequently assigned to Pacific-based replacement torpedo squadrons (VT-98, VT-99, and VT-100). These torpedo squadrons were responsible primarily for training replacement pilots and combat air crewmen, placing particular importance on carrier landings. He later flew from aircraft carriers as a tail gunner in the Avenger. As a radioman/gunner, he served aboard the USS Bunker Hill during the battle for Okinawa in the spring of 1945. He was ordered to the ship as radioman/gunner in an Avenger with a draft of replacements shortly before the attack, but by a fluke of war was held back because his pilot had an ear infection. The rest of his detail died.
Miles_Archer
Member
Wow, never knew that. Like him even more now.
Peter Graham
Well-Known Member
I've got an N-1 just like that. I don't look like Paul Newman in it though.
Lignemaginot
New Member
Peter Graham said:I've got an N-1 just like that. I don't look like Paul Newman in it though.
:lol: :lol:
davyjones007
Member
The N-1 jacket was a popular jacket for us to use. In CIC it is pretty cold and if you left your jacket unattended for more than a second, it was on somebody else. They make a newer model. It has a NOMEX outer shell with a faux fur lining and corduroy collar. I usually wore my CWU 45. I did not know about Paul Newman's Navy career. Who woulda thunk it?
les_garten
Active Member
Poor SOB with the requisite Coffin Nail hanging from his mouth.
