ArtKramr wrote:

Subject: SGT. GREIGO'S FLAK JACKET


He was a good soldier, a fine fellow and an asset to our crew
that we all appreciated. But he did have one shortcoming,
he wouldn't follow orders. A particular set of orders that is.
He would never wear his flak jacket. He would sit on it.
We would scream at him to put the damn jacket on. He would
smile and say "yes sir, I'll wear it". But on the next mission
it was the same thing.

Ordering, screaming, yelling, threatening
could never get Griego to wear that damn flak jacket.



After all your postings about "we always followed orders without
question" you post this.

A while back you posted about the pilot who ignored repeated orders from
your CO until he finally broke a B-26.

Something does not fit here.
A Sgt. ignores direct orders with impunity to save his own skin, yet
officers would not break radio silence to save their squadron mates from
a flak trap.

Did people in your unit follow orders or not?

Dave