Recent content by Freddie Cisneros

So I'm back from vacation. Dad worked at HQ and was privy to a lot of intel and scuttle butt. He and a Captain were talking about the end of the war. The Captain looked around to make sure no one was looking and circled August 6th on Dads calendar, then he walked away not saying another...

My wife and I are on vacation I will continue in about 10 days.

FUBAR57, So I checked it out. It's a "Bomb Rack" and my Dad's picture is in it!!!! I had to buy it, I didn't care how much they wanted for it. Here's his picture from the item description on Ebay. He's on the left and that's his illustration in the middle......Thanks

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So Dad worked at 20th Air Force headquarters for about 3 years until the end of the war. He would sketch and then paint nose art request from the crews on a small board and give it to the guys who would enlarge the design and do the actual painting. Dad and his artist friend Charlie Harris did...

My dad's name was Tony Cisneros, from Brownsville ,Texas. His father was an artist and sign painter and he was artist and sign painter. This will be important later. After the Pearl Harbor attack, Dad volunteered for the Army like many did at the time. He was just another GI private, doing jobs...

My name is Freddie Cisneros I'm 69 yrs old, my father was with the 20th Army Air Force in Guam. He shared some amazing stories with me.