Lionel Carter and the Cavalry

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Posted By: T206Collector

Many of you followed my telephone conversation with Lionel Carter a few weeks back. The purpose of the discussion was to learn about the origins of my Eddie Plank card. Carter told me some of the details over the phone, but informed me that he would write me a letter after he checked his records more closely. Of course, I am eagerly awaiting this letter.

Today, I received a note in the mail from Mr. Carter, written on a simple stamped index card. I took the addresses out, but otherwise the entirety of the letter is as follows:



I will, of course, be eagerly awaiting Carter's book, "Carter and the Cavalry." Carter's experiences during World War II in the horse cavalry and then being "dismounted" in the jungles of New Britain and New Guinea sounds incredibly fascinating. I doubt he discovered my Eddie Plank while fighting the enemy during WWII, but this story should make for a terrific read. I'll keep you posted.

And if you haven't had a chance to listen to my conversation with Mr. Carter yet, feel free to check it out on my website.

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Posted By: Doug

I got a chance to check out your conversation with Mr. Carter and thouroughly enjoyed it as well as your website in general. Keep up the good work!

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Posted By: Rob

Paul, I think its great that you are keeping us informed on your contact with Mr. Carter. Be sure to let us know if/when you find out the 411 on his book (when/where it can be purchased from, etc.)

Thanks,
Rob

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Posted By: Bob

Forget "Carter and the Cavalry," he needs to write a book about his life-long experiences with collecting cards, the collectors he knew, the stories, etc. "Carter and the Cardboard," I think it would be a better seller!

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Posted By: jay wolt

TBOB - I was thinking the same thing

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Posted By: DMcD

For whatever reason I never pictured Lionel Carter as the combat type. The US supply juggernaut had not kicked into high gear by the time of the battles for New Guinea and New Britain, and the US and Japanese armies were on roughly equal terms. I have read that they were hellholes of annihilation. Mr. Carter might have quite a story to tell. Let's hope he will write both books. God bless him.

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Posted By: Doug Allen

I can tell you that as exciting as his stories may be about visiting with Jefferson Burdick and trading cards, they all pale with comparison to his service in WWII.

For two days my team met with Lionel viewing 600 pages of scrapbooks that archived every event in detail and taping 3 hours of interviews where he told the most amazing stories you ever heard. Beleive it or not the interview was done with him in his full cavalry uniform including spurs!

Hope to have the book published by this Summer.

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Posted By: Anthony N.

Doug- any chance it'll be done by the National and he'll do at book signing there?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

It would be extremely interesting if Lionel Carter published his life long experiences in this hobby. But,
I can appreciate why he feels it's much more important to document his WWII experiences in his book,
Carter and the Cavalry.

My 4 years in the US Air Force during the time of the Cuban Missile Crises and the start of Vietnam War
were experiences I still cherish. I was a RADAR specialist and Instructor on a Strategic Air Command base
with B52 bombers; but, my military experiences must pale next to what Lionel Carter experienced.

I look forward to reading his book.

TED Z