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Linscott, Reginald (W1LIC), M/SGT.
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Reginald F. Linscott was my father. He was born in Bar Harbor, Maine on September 17, 1918 and grew up there. His parents were Lester and Elizabeth Linscott, and he had two brothers, Burton and Earland. He graduated from Bar Harbor High School in 1938. Prior to World War II he joined the National Guard and was on a one-year period of active duty when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Of course his outfit was, at that point ,activated for the duration of the war.
Dad was a master electrian. He worked for over 30 years for St. Regis Paper Company which later was bought out by Champion Paper Company. Their paper mill was in Bucksport, Maine.
In 1938, Dad passed the exam for his amateur radio license and was granted the call W1LIC. He held that call for 58 years until his death in 1996. Since I am also a ham operator, I decided to get Dad's call after his death. I am very proud to now be W1LIC.
On October 16, 1948 Dad married Gertrude Herrick and they were married for almost 48 years. They had two children. I was born in 1950 and my sister, Jane, was born in 1953. He was a great Dad to us, and a wonderful grandfather to Greg, Larry, Rob, Tim, Becky, and Travis. He now has twelve great-grandchildren, none of whom he ever lived to see.
Dad was a true Christian gentleman. He accepted Jesus Christ as his own personal Savior around 1956 and was baptized at United Baptist Church in Ellsworth, Maine. He loved to study the Bible and listen to the preaching of the Word. He was a amateur theologian. taught an adult Sunday School class later in life, and preached on a few occasions. He also was very conservative when it came to politics. Many people say that we should stay away from discussing religion and politics, but those were Dad's two favorite things to talk about!
Around the time he retired in the early 80's, Dad was diagnosed with diabetes. This disease affected much of his body. He suffered a heart attack in 1983, and a few years later underwent bypass surgery. His vision was greatly affected by the diabetes, and in his last years he was unable to read like had once done. Eventually, the diabetes caused him to have strokes, and these eventually led to his death in 1996.
I am very grateful to God for the tremendous father He allowed me to have. Dad was very proud to be a veteran, and I am very proud to be his son.
Wes Linscott
WWII - Asiatic-Pacific Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest Pacific under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the other in the Central, South, and North Pacific (Pacific Ocean Areas) under Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, were created early in the war. Except in the South and Southwest Pacific, each conducted its own operations with its own ground, air, and naval forces in widely separated areas. These operations required at first only a relatively small number of troops whose efforts often yielded strategic gains which cannot be measured by the size of the forces involved. Indeed, the nature of the objectivesùsmall islands, coral atolls, and jungle-bound harbors and airstrips, made the employment of large ground forces impossible and highlighted the importance of air and naval operations. Thus, until 1945, the war in the Pacific progressed by a double series of amphibious operations each of which fitted into a strategic pattern developed in Washington.
21 Named Campaigns were recognized in the Asiatic Pacific Theater with Battle Streamers and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medals.
