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I have a question about this note I found out that a short Snorter was (A short snorter is a banknote inscribed by people traveling together on an aircraft. The tradition was started by Alaskan bush flyers in the 1920s and spread through the military and commercial aviation. During World War II short snorters were signed by flight crews and conveyed ) how do I find information on this note? who is Leslie? Are there any famous signatures?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't really make out the names but if you can, you could try to Google each and see what comes back. Never heard of this before, very interesting.
For that time period, Leslie was not uncommon for a male name as well as a female name.
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Valued Member
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You can go to the short snorter .org web site and find more information. I am pretty sure it was the precursor to the modern day military challenge coin, but just a guess.
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Pillar of the Community
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Member @lettow may be able to help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of the signatures is an "Arnold G Tompkins".... who was a Major in the Army Air Force during WW2. Whether it's the same guy that signed the note Idk. He died in Lufkin, Texas about 15 years ago.
You just have to decipher the signatures and then start looking for them.
I've got some snorters I'll never be able to figure out. Others I've had good luck with. Shortsnorterproject is a good start. Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, got a couple of cool ones!!
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Pillar of the Community
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Also, please change the title on your post to the correct phrase...
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Also, please change the title on your post to the correct phrase... Fixed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Leslie A Ratliff was also in the Air Corps in WWII. His name, Tompkins and George Reed are the only discernible names. Reed is too common to positively identify but I have no question that Ratliff is correct.
If you spend any time on short snorters you really need an ancestry.com account.
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Pillar of the Community
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Findagrave.com can be a wealth of info, too.
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Findagrave.com can be a wealth of info, too. But Findagrave alone cannot positively confirm whether you have the right person. It takes many sources, usually a roster or manifest listing more than one signer, to confirm identity of the signers. |
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have 2 names left any help with the first one  |
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Posted 06/14/2020 11:46 am
