October 6, 2012
I met Mr. Greene at the Annual Peanut Festival in Williston today. I had been chatting with another veteran of that time period. If one wants to hear the real stories, stand by and listen to a conversation of two vets. Mr. Greene had been in the USAF. I don't know any of the details of his life in the service except for the one story I heard, but I felt it was humorous and needed to be shared.
He talked about how different beers were in different locals and barter between units and other US service personnel (particularly the Navy) was a large part of doing more than surviving. At times, it was part of the good life, it seems.
Mr. Greene mentioned that in the belly of a plane going to a place where supplies might be different, cases of beer might be included. The tail number(s) would be communicated to the destination of the plane. Soon, another plane or two would be coming back from the destination with "Korean" beer. Again, the tail numbers would be communicated. So, beer barter was active. The appropriate men in the ground crew were always in the know.
He had been stationed in Okinawa.
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