Eddie Saboo
Dad standing with the medals were
awarded for the
Atlantic Fleet Belt, Pacific Fleet Belt
and I am not sure
which is which,
but the box in his hand is full of various medals also.
photos donated by
Mary Saboo
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main tour guide If you have any information
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of this page
This photo was Eddie Saboo prior to going to the White House to train the police force andsecret service personnel. (I have a letter from the White House thanks him for the training he provided.)
I was not sure how much you want to
hear and I did not want to prattle on about something you may not be interested in. So, on the photos I sent; the one of my Dad standing with the medals were
awarded for the Atlantic Fleet Belt, Pacific Fleet Belt and I am not sure
which is which, but the box in his hand is full of various medals also. Thearticle about "Shaboo Training the Seabees" (I hope you were able to readit, if not let me know and I'll either type it out or try
faxing it toyou.) This was prior to going to the White House to train the police force andsecret service personnel. (I have a letter from the White House thanks him
for the training he provided.) Now, the one of Ernie Pyle was taken inSaipan and the weapon was Not his, he was not allow to carry a weapon as a foreign war correspondent. One of the guy in my Dad's squad handed
him
theweapon. I also hoped you could make out the inscription at the lower rightcorner. I you can not, of course I know it by heart "To Eddie Shaboo thegreatest little Jap fighter this Seabe Correspondent ever met." The photoof the three men, my Dad was on the right, the other two people were men inhis squad, I never know their names.
Anyway, I wish I could send you the whole album, so you could peruse. I also have an article about Tom Mix betting $10,000 on Dad to pin 3heavyweights in 15 minutes. He did and Tom Mix gave him a diamond ring.Hoot Gibson's name also is in that article. He dated Ida Lapino's sister also at one time and I have a photo of her and him.
He did have a colorful past. Well, I'm at work and my supervisor
was just checking on me. So I must close for now. Please stay in contact so
I know how things are going with your write-up. OK.
Book Description Ernie Pyle: A Hoosier Childhood is based on the childhood of Ernie
Pyle. Never before published photos of the young Ernie Pyle and his
family and relatives add weight to the story's authenticity. Ernie's story
teaches us that it is most often the simple things in life that provide
the glue in a community. Values such as honesty, persistence and concern
for those less fortunate often bring the greatest honor to a community
and true victories, as ever, are won by those have faith, perseverance
and hope. A little novel with a great heart, A Hoosier Childhood
is a book for readers interested in the forces that created a great American
journalist.
About the Author Bob Bales was a B-24 bomber pilot during World War II. Bales organized
and operated the Air Force Operational Art Program as the official illustrator
to the Air Force. After working for Walt Disney on several major motion
pictures, Bob played a key role on the five-member team responsible
for developing Pepperdine's Malibu campus. A Ph.D. in business administration,
Bob still considers his greatest accomplishment to be his Eagle Scout
badge. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
