Uncle Jimmy Fox and Aunt Dorothy
My mother and her brother, Richard Fox
Korean P-51 Mustangs
The North American P-51 Mustang was designed as the NA-73 in 1940 at Britain's request. The design showed promise and AAF purchases of Allison-powered Mustangs began in 1941 primarily for photo recon and ground support use due to its limited high-altitude performance. But in 1942, tests of P-51s using the British Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine revealed much improved speed and service ceiling, and in Dec. 1943, Merlin-powered P-51Bs first entered combat over Europe. Providing high-altitude escort to B-17s and B-24s, they scored heavily over German interceptors and by war's end, P-51s had destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft in the air, more than any other fighter in Europe. Mustangs served in nearly every combat zone, including the Pacific where they escorted B-29s to Japan from Iwo Jima. During the Korean War, P-51Ds were used primarily for close support of ground forces until withdrawn from combat in 1953.
This shot was taken by my father.
The Wilson Family- 1901 Doxey, Oklahoma
Left to Right:
Edsell, Poppa, Eda, Mama, Wanda, Ernie, Maud, Van
The Smokers- 1911
My grandmother is 2nd from the right.
Baumstark Family 1922
That is my grandmother, Ruby Baumstark-Fox on the left.
December 7- Mom
This is my mother c.1938.
At that time she was Marion M. Fox.
In this shot she feels about like I feel on the other side of the lens.
It's one of my favorite pictures of her.
What could she be thinking?
I now realize the value in scanning at high resolution.
Makes a huge improvement.
December 8- Charlie's Got a Gun
Charles A. Kessler
Paternal Grandfather
December 9- got milk?
This is on my Great Grandpa Wilson's farm in Doxey, Oklahoma, 1924.
El Paso, Texas- 1921
Great Aunt May with brothers, Vic and Edsell.
