Philip C. Toon
Philip C. Toon sent email about his duty at Operation Dominic.
From: "Phillip C Toon" grantoon@oregontrail.net
To: pdxavets@aracnet.com
Subject: Medical History
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001
I served with VP-872 back in the 60s on Christmas Island. I was 20 years old at the time of deployment. I'm from Walla Walla Washington and I had a mole removed from my back, in the 1980s at the Walla Walla Veterans Hospital. The Doctor didn't like the looks of it.
I served with VP-872 as Storekeeper, AKAN. I was
in the advanced party to Christmas Island and there for 3 months. I then
served with VP-9, who was the squadron that replaced VP-872 and I stayed
state side while they were there for 3 months.
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I'm sending you some pictures
of the Island and the terrain and lagoons, barracks, etc.
The pictures of the bomb blasts were the first ones taken before they
x-rayed the mail leaving the Island, and told us that pictures were not
allowed.
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Lagoon
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Village
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Philip C. Toon
Ak3 VP-872
grantoon@oregontrail.net
Keith Whittle
April 30, 2001
[ Operation Dominic ]
