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Ed Tracy, Sr. (left) with his pilot.  Dad was rear gunner and radio man.

 

 

Dad's view of the carrier (The USS Bennington)
after takeoff

 

 

 

Dad's plane -- the SB2C  -- were responsible for more ship tonnage sunk during WWII than any other aircraft

 

 
Roll School, c. 1935.

 

  In the front row, Edward J. Tracy is the fourth from the left. Third from the right is William Henry "Hank" Tracy. On the back row, Frances Tracy is third from the right.