"Mike Weeks" wrote in message
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On Jun 21, 7:32?am, "Bob McKellar" wrote:
"Mike Weeks" wrote in message

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On Jun 16, 6:35?pm, "Bob McKellar" wrote:

As far as "Senior" goes I can claim many conversations with Naval
Aviator
#
711 (My grandfather).

Any relationship to Earle Preston McKellar, NA#861 (1897-1964)??

MW

No relation that I know of, although I'm sure if you go back far
enough.......

#711 was my mother's father, Charles Robert Rhodes. (I'm Robert Rhodes
McKellar, my oldest son Charles Robert McKellar - lots of recycling.)

I looked up Earl McKellar in my book of the first 2000 NA's. He had a
long
career, with a few years of retirement in the middle.

#711 only served a few years for WWI, and was discharged as an Ensign.
That's probably why he was so happy when he saw my lofty Lt.jg stripes!

Thanks for the follow up. I was indeed wondering if you were aware of
the book "Contact!"

Indeed! I inherited it from #711.

I recently cleared out almost all my old aviation crap and sent it to a
museum - but not that book!

Bob