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Post by 2ndbat2 on May 19, 2022 12:40:32 GMT -5
In culling through my dads footlocker of cool stuff from WW2 one of the items he had was a dollar bill that had "SHORT SNORTER" written at the top and a bunch of signatures. It was an odd item and I was unfamiliar with the tradition and story behind it. Apparently it started with Army aircorp crews and was sort of like todays challenge coins. Crew members would all sign one anothers dollar bills as a good luck charm/ memento. The idea was that at future reunions if they asked to see their "short snorter" and the person couldn't present it (and they could) the person or persons without it had to buy a round of drinks. The trend expanded to Infantry squads, tank crews etc. Apparently it was more widespread than that. In dads case I have the names of his closest buddies at the time. A few of whom I met over the years including 2 who attended mom and dads 50th anniversary party in 1995. No one pulled out their "Short Snorters" (As far as I know)?
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Post by 2ndbat2 on May 25, 2022 14:18:57 GMT -5
If you ever see a dollar bill with a bunch of seemingly random signatures if the dates on the bill indicate War time issue (or earlier) even if it doesnt say short snorter thats probably what it is. Hang onto it.
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Post by volkssturm on Nov 22, 2022 13:28:34 GMT -5
So, I'm reading "Island Infernos" by John C. McManus, about the war in the SW Pacific. He mentions short snorts, but doesn't give any other information. At one point MacArthur came to inspect the New Guinea front. McManus says sailors would come up and ask him to sign dollar bills called short snorts.
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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on Nov 22, 2022 15:16:54 GMT -5
That is pretty neat, Im interviewing a vet currently, I'll ask him if his unit did something similar.
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