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Dad at Work: c. 1950s
Submitted by Greycat on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 11:25am.
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My Father, Major Lester R. Moffatt at work. The photo was taken sometime in the early 50s. Sometime between '52 and '54. I am not sure where APO 201 was located at the time. Possibly Germany or Japan. He passed away in 1954. I did some clean up and repair to the original photo. View full size.
1st Cavalry Division
Submitted by Tumbleweed1954 on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 8:35pm.
Between 52 and 54 the 1st Cavalry Division was in Japan.
He wears a CIB (Combat Infantry Badge) so he likely has been to Korea. The 1st Cav was in Korea from 1950 to January 1952 (Wiki). (The CIB could also be from WW2.)
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