Jearl 'Buck' Ballow was a member of Douglas MacArthur's GHQ staff in Tokyo from 1950 through 1953. Completing high school, he then returned to the Army in 1955, eventually becoming a Warrant Officer and CID agent in the mid-1960s. He was on the floor of the 1968 Democratic Convention, then was shipped to Okinawa, spending several years there fighting the island's drug epidemic.
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Buck Ballow 1951/1952-taken at residence in Tokyo (wearing prohibited civilian attire (?)) (Narrator’s Photo).Where:
TokyoWhen:
1951/1952Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
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Buck Ballow -1951- Orderly room, COB, Staff BN, GHQ. Duty as Asst NGO (Asst Co. Clerk) (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
UnknownWhen:
1951Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
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Buck and Cookie –Jan 1953- Cannelton, Indiana. (Narrator’s Photo).Where:
Cannelton, IndianaWhen:
Jan 1953Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
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Cookie works on a batch of fried rice in Cannelton, Indiana. (Narrator’s Photo).Where:
Cannelton, IndianaWhen:
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Narrator’s Photo
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Cookie -1953-at my brother’s house. (Narrator’s Photo).Where:
UnknownWhen:
1953Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo
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GHQ Shoulder Insignia. (Narrator’s Photo).Where:
TokyoWhen:
UnknownOwnership:
Narrator’s Photo
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General Headquarters Company Parade in Tokyo in the Spring 1950. As a member of GHQ, where MacArthur called home, the men had to meet stringent appearance standards and keep their uniforms in tip-top condition. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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1950Ownership:
(Narrator’s Photo)
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RRA Beer Hall-1951- Left to Right: Cpl George D. Wiley, Ballow, PO3 James A. VanFlee, Aussie Soldier-unknown, PO3 Greery Stanton. (Narrator’s Photo).
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1951Ownership:
Narrator’s Photo