Elliott thanks for posting this... I saw myself in the .26 mark. Not me of course, but my father who passed away 3 weeks after I was born in 1963. He was the supply guy during his stay on Tinian. I also have a bunch of photos from his time there.
Matthew Harris awesome! I never knew when I shared this with family that it would Impact so many people. Thanks for sharing, would love to see your photos.
These are awesome photographs, my Gram served on Tinian during this time and it's really amazing to see more pictures of it. Thanks for sharing these, thanks to your BIL too. Very cool!
Thank you. I shared this so our family could see them and it has been amazing how many folks have connected with them, some have found their fathers and grandfathers in the photos.
@@jelliottcunningham That's awesome. Great photographs, I was looking in curiosity myself and it was really exciting to see more pictures of others who served there. I was working on a video for my gram the past few weeks but it suddenly occurred to me, that there could be others too. lol Thanks very much, @Elliott Cunnigham, it's so neat to see these.
My father was Lamere T. Nekuda. He was in supply on Tinian Island. He was home on leave when the bomb was dropped. He was never ordered back. I wish so very much that I had questioned him about his time on the island. He rarely would talk about it. I appreciate the photos of where Dad was during this period of time.
Thank you for sharing this incredible history. My father was on Tinian and used to tell me about it. I recognized many features that he described in the photos.
Yes, he was my father-in-law and served on Tinian. Theses photos are from his personal collection. I put this up to share with family and have been amazed at how many have watched. It has also been wonderful to hear from others who had family that served there as well. Always appreciate the comments.
My dad was a Seabee on Tinian and did the surveying for the atomic bomb pits. I served at Anderson AFB, Guam, but never made it to Tinian to walk in his footsteps. It warms my heart to hear the Air Force is reopening the airfields on Tinian, at least to some extent.
Thanks for your comment. I put this compilation of my father-in-law's photos up to share with family and had no idea how many people would connect with it.
My dad was also a Seabee on Tinian as well! Lied about his age and joined the Navy. We've got pics of him with his carbine and at that entertainment building. He never talked about it. I ended up doing the same as him and joined the Navy at 17 but with his permission in 1980. Cruised all around the Pacific on carriers and later flew off them as a Naval Aviator. After 43 years of visiting and then flying all over the world a professional pilot, the only place that is on my "bucket list" to visit is just one place....and that's Tinian. I want to walk in my dad's footsteps. I want to see it, smell it and take it all in.
I served at NAS Agana but flew through Anderson. Nice place. GUAM has great people. My DAD was on the Alabama and I would think YOUR FATHER also did some work on Saipan during that battle in the month leading up to the taking of Tinian from JAPAN. CB's worked getting airfield ready during the final month of SAIPAN under extreme fire. Any pictures from that would be interesting. If he was doing PICTURES then the Pictures were all classified as during the final weeks of SAIPAN Battles a few small RECON planes photo graphed Tinian every day and twice a day. during the 14 days of BOMBING BOTH ARTILLERY and Airplane drops with the Naval guns as well. Of course the time lapse is over on the classification and any pictures would be of SIGNIFICANT historical value from Saipan?
@@barrygrant2907 I worked with CB's on Diego Garcia in 1975 and they talked about the bravest of CB's on Saipan Your DAD was a REAL HERO of Hero's A REAL Patriot and I thank your whole family this day. Tell your family THAT THEY are owed a great debt of gratitude for the HERO Actions of your father.
Thank you for sharing. My grandmother, Edna (Dean) Millhouse, was stationed there as a nurse. Her rank was 1st Lieutenant. She hailed from West Virginia. I have her collection of photographs from her time as well. They're breathtaking! Do you mind if I borrow and republish in my blog the cartoon etched map by Sgt Bill Goggins of the island with all of the points of interest?
Yes, you may use it for non commercial use in your blog. It has been fascinating to see how many people have connected with this video that was shared with our family.
@@jelliottcunningham I really need to take the time to get all of my grandmother's photos scanned and uploaded! But I did post a few of them to my blog last night: contagiousgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/07/newsworthy-trip-overseas.html
These are great photos. Those of you who want to visit Tinian to see it should go soon before the Dept. of the Navy shuts down all the historical sites. These photos should be scanned and sent to the AF museums and the history folks on Tinian, like the author and teacher, Don Farrell
Thank you so much, I was trying to see if I could spot my uncle, Bill Griffin.I never got to meet him, he died when he was taken prisoner after his B-29 was shot down during the Kawasaki firebombing.
My father was a communications officer there. His letters home as well as sketches and water colors he did are house in the University of Michigan library. I wonder what that lush big band tune is that began you photos display?
Thanks for sharing. I put this compilation together to share with family and it has been amazing to here from veterans and their families about their time on Tinian. I suggest you read through the comments to see them. You may find friends and even a photo of your father. The track is Danca Lenta Romantica music.apple.com/th/artist/celestial-harmonies-tracks/1708771713
Thank you for uploading these, an amazing group of photos. Was Mr. Polzin a photographer? The quality of the images is quite remarkable. My grandfather was stationed on Tinian in WWII, so these are a remarkable window into his world at that time. Would the family be agreeable to submitting these images to a historical website or perhaps wikimedia.org? These are by far the best visuals I have ever seen of Tinian from this period, and it would be well worth the effort to establish them in some lasting digital archive if that is possible.
Clifford Yapp thank you. I can check with my Brother in law and see if he is interested. Mr. Polzin was my father in law and served on Tinian in the metal works keeping the planes flying and patching them up. He made some spare money repairing watches and developing photos of his own and for others. Email me if you would like more information elliott@westgatemarketing.net
Looking for pictures of the airmen shooting clay pigeons if you have any.? My grAndfather spent a lot of time doing so on Tinian and maybe your spice has caught a picture of him. Great upload thanks.
My grandfather Roland Amaon was an Army mechanic there in 1945 and he told me of the planes running off the end of the runway. Great to see video of that time thanks.
At the 2:12 and 5:28 marks is the same shot of 5 airmen. The person in the upper left appears to be my dad who was stationed on Tinian at the time, and was a B29 flight engineer. Who is the apparent subject of most photos, Leon Polzin?
scooderdude thank you for your comments. Yes these were all photos from Leon Polzin. He passed away a few years ago. Who was your Father? I would like to check and see if my brother in law might know him.
Thanks for the reply. My dad's name was Berle C. Seery. He was a B29 flight engineer. I don't recall his rank or bomber group/squadron/wing. One person on his crew was someone I just knew as "Doc" Sayner when I was a kid, so that may be a helpful clue. Donald "Doc" Sayner was a professor at U of AZ some point after the war until his retirement. Thanks again.
Remarkable. Not so long ago personal pictures of such historical value would have been lost to time. R.I.P. Private Polzin.
Elliott thanks for posting this... I saw myself in the .26 mark. Not me of course, but my father who passed away 3 weeks after I was born in 1963. He was the supply guy during his stay on Tinian. I also have a bunch of photos from his time there.
Matthew Harris awesome! I never knew when I shared this with family that it would Impact so many people. Thanks for sharing, would love to see your photos.
These are awesome photographs, my Gram served on Tinian during this time and it's really amazing to see more pictures of it. Thanks for sharing these, thanks to your BIL too. Very cool!
Thank you. I shared this so our family could see them and it has been amazing how many folks have connected with them, some have found their fathers and grandfathers in the photos.
@@jelliottcunningham That's awesome. Great photographs, I was looking in curiosity myself and it was really exciting to see more pictures of others who served there. I was working on a video for my gram the past few weeks but it suddenly occurred to me, that there could be others too. lol Thanks very much, @Elliott Cunnigham, it's so neat to see these.
My father was Lamere T. Nekuda. He was in supply on Tinian Island. He was home on leave when the bomb was dropped. He was never ordered back. I wish so very much that I had questioned him about his time on the island. He rarely would talk about it. I appreciate the photos of where Dad was during this period of time.
Thank you for sharing this incredible history. My father was on Tinian and used to tell me about it. I recognized many features that he described in the photos.
Elliott, I would imagine Mr. Pozin was/is a relative of yours. Thanks for sharing his life, a WWII hero with us.
Yes, he was my father-in-law and served on Tinian. Theses photos are from his personal collection. I put this up to share with family and have been amazed at how many have watched. It has also been wonderful to hear from others who had family that served there as well. Always appreciate the comments.
My dad was a Seabee on Tinian and did the surveying for the atomic bomb pits. I served at Anderson AFB, Guam, but never made it to Tinian to walk in his footsteps. It warms my heart to hear the Air Force is reopening the airfields on Tinian, at least to some extent.
Thanks for your comment. I put this compilation of my father-in-law's photos up to share with family and had no idea how many people would connect with it.
My dad was also a Seabee on Tinian as well! Lied about his age and joined the Navy. We've got pics of him with his carbine and at that entertainment building. He never talked about it. I ended up doing the same as him and joined the Navy at 17 but with his permission in 1980. Cruised all around the Pacific on carriers and later flew off them as a Naval Aviator.
After 43 years of visiting and then flying all over the world a professional pilot, the only place that is on my "bucket list" to visit is just one place....and that's Tinian. I want to walk in my dad's footsteps. I want to see it, smell it and take it all in.
I served at NAS Agana but flew through Anderson. Nice place. GUAM has great people. My DAD was on the Alabama and I would think YOUR FATHER also did some work on Saipan during that battle in the month leading up to the taking of Tinian from JAPAN. CB's worked getting airfield ready during the final month of SAIPAN under extreme fire. Any pictures from that would be interesting. If he was doing PICTURES then the Pictures were all classified as during the final weeks of SAIPAN Battles a few small RECON planes photo graphed Tinian every day and twice a day. during the 14 days of BOMBING BOTH ARTILLERY and Airplane drops with the Naval guns as well. Of course the time lapse is over on the classification and any pictures would be of SIGNIFICANT historical value from Saipan?
@@patmcdonald766 Yes, he was on Saipan also.
@@barrygrant2907 I worked with CB's on Diego Garcia in 1975 and they talked about the bravest of CB's on Saipan Your DAD was a REAL HERO of Hero's A REAL Patriot and I thank your whole family this day. Tell your family THAT THEY are owed a great debt of gratitude for the HERO Actions of your father.
A great collection of photos, lots of rare views of Tiinian. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for sharing. My grandmother, Edna (Dean) Millhouse, was stationed there as a nurse. Her rank was 1st Lieutenant. She hailed from West Virginia. I have her collection of photographs from her time as well. They're breathtaking! Do you mind if I borrow and republish in my blog the cartoon etched map by Sgt Bill Goggins of the island with all of the points of interest?
Yes, you may use it for non commercial use in your blog. It has been fascinating to see how many people have connected with this video that was shared with our family.
@@jelliottcunningham I really need to take the time to get all of my grandmother's photos scanned and uploaded! But I did post a few of them to my blog last night:
contagiousgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/07/newsworthy-trip-overseas.html
These are great photos. Those of you who want to visit Tinian to see it should go soon before the Dept. of the Navy shuts down all the historical sites. These photos should be scanned and sent to the AF museums and the history folks on Tinian, like the author and teacher, Don Farrell
Thank you so much, I was trying to see if I could spot my uncle, Bill Griffin.I never got to meet him, he died when he was taken prisoner after his B-29 was shot down during the Kawasaki firebombing.
My Dad,Lee C. Rigsby was stationed there,he was a B 29 engine mechanic.
My father was a communications officer there. His letters home as well as sketches and water colors he did are house in the University of Michigan library. I wonder what that lush big band tune is that began you photos display?
Thanks for sharing. I put this compilation together to share with family and it has been amazing to here from veterans and their families about their time on Tinian. I suggest you read through the comments to see them. You may find friends and even a photo of your father. The track is Danca Lenta Romantica music.apple.com/th/artist/celestial-harmonies-tracks/1708771713
Thank you for uploading these, an amazing group of photos. Was Mr. Polzin a photographer? The quality of the images is quite remarkable. My grandfather was stationed on Tinian in WWII, so these are a remarkable window into his world at that time. Would the family be agreeable to submitting these images to a historical website or perhaps wikimedia.org? These are by far the best visuals I have ever seen of Tinian from this period, and it would be well worth the effort to establish them in some lasting digital archive if that is possible.
Clifford Yapp thank you. I can check with my Brother in law and see if he is interested. Mr. Polzin was my father in law and served on Tinian in the metal works keeping the planes flying and patching them up. He made some spare money repairing watches and developing photos of his own and for others. Email me if you would like more information elliott@westgatemarketing.net
been there it's a tropical paradise
Looking for pictures of the airmen shooting clay pigeons if you have any.? My grAndfather spent a lot of time doing so on Tinian and maybe your spice has caught a picture of him. Great upload thanks.
A guy from my hometown was assigned to an anti aircraft battery there...
My grandfather Roland Amaon was an Army mechanic there in 1945 and he told me of the planes running off the end of the runway. Great to see video of that time thanks.
2:04 we sure liberated the hell oout of that place 🤣😂
At the 2:12 and 5:28 marks is the same shot of 5 airmen. The person in the upper left appears to be my dad who was stationed on Tinian at the time, and was a B29 flight engineer. Who is the apparent subject of most photos, Leon Polzin?
scooderdude thank you for your comments. Yes these were all photos from Leon Polzin. He passed away a few years ago. Who was your Father? I would like to check and see if my brother in law might know him.
Thanks for the reply. My dad's name was Berle C. Seery. He was a B29 flight engineer. I don't recall his rank or bomber group/squadron/wing. One person on his crew was someone I just knew as "Doc" Sayner when I was a kid, so that may be a helpful clue. Donald "Doc" Sayner was a professor at U of AZ some point after the war until his retirement. Thanks again.
Have you learned anything new?
@@scooderdude anyone know the name of the music
My father Sol Pollack also was stationed there
1st Lieutenant and worked on the Enola Gay I think
Anyone know him ....
Plains? Planes!