Show Us Your Vets:

[Brian Van Horn]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Travis

From wikipedia:

"Travis entered the Army in the winter of 1941-42, and spent most of World War II in the United States, playing on military baseball teams. Sent to Europe in late 1944 while serving in the 76th Infantry Division, he suffered a severe case of frostbite during the Battle of the Bulge, necessitating an operation to prevent amputation of his feet. Travis received a Bronze Star for his military service. Although only 31 years old when he returned to baseball, he was not the same player as he had been before the war, and hit .241 in late 1945 and .252 in 1946. He retired after batting .216 in 74 games in 1947. One month before his final game, he was honored with "Cecil Travis Night" at Griffith Stadium, with General Dwight D. Eisenhower in attendance."

[RCMcKenzie]

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[itjclarke]

Happy 4th all

[Brian Van Horn]

Here's a good site:

http://www.baseballinwartime.com/

[mechanicalman]

Hammerin' Hank.

[mechanicalman]

Matty

[clydepepper]

1941 Double Play - Bob Feller PSA-7.jpg

1948 Leaf - Ted Williams PSA-6.jpg

1951 Topps Red Back - Bob Feller PSA-9.jpg

1951 Topps Red Back - Warren Spahn PSA-9.jpg

1952 Bowman- Warren Spahn PSA-7.jpg

1952 Topps - Bob Feller PSA-6.jpg

1952 Topps - Warren Spahn PSA-6.5.jpg

1953 Bowman Color - Bob Feller PSA-5.jpg

1954 Topps 1- Ted Williams PSA-6.jpg

1954 Topps 250 - Ted Williams PSA-6.jpg

1954 Topps- Warren Spahn PSA-7.jpg

1960 Fleer- Ted Williams PSA-7.jpg

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Travis

From wikipedia:

"Travis entered the Army in the winter of 1941-42, and spent most of World War II in the United States, playing on military baseball teams. Sent to Europe in late 1944 while serving in the 76th Infantry Division, he suffered a severe case of frostbite during the Battle of the Bulge, necessitating an operation to prevent amputation of his feet. Travis received a Bronze Star for his military service. Although only 31 years old when he returned to baseball, he was not the same player as he had been before the war, and hit .241 in late 1945 and .252 in 1946. He retired after batting .216 in 74 games in 1947. One month before his final game, he was honored with "Cecil Travis Night" at Griffith Stadium, with General Dwight D. Eisenhower in attendance."

By the end of the 1941 season when he had just turned age 28, Cecil Travis had accumulated 1,370 hits and a .327 batting average, and he appeared to be well on his way to Cooperstown.
Val

[the 'stache]

Misters Feller and Kiner.

[darwinbulldog]

Harvard Eddie

[tedzan]

All six of these ballplayers [pictured in their 1st (rookie) Major League cards] served in WWII.







TED Z
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