Although there is a thread already about Memorial Day, this website is a spectacular read. The bio about Cecil Travis is especially poignant. Although we might be doing many other things on this day, if you see a veteran, give them thanks. And then honor our pre-war baseball veterans by viewing....

http://www.baseballinwartime.co.uk

Thanks,

James

A player featured on this site, Joe Pinder was one of only two players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWII. He died during D-Day:

http://www.garybed.co.uk/in_memoriam/pinder_joe.htm

The photo below show Joe in 1939 with the Sanford Lookouts. He standing 1st on left. The Sanford Lookouts are #68 on the top 100 greatest Minor League teams. A few other names you may know on this team: Hillis Layne, Sid Hudson and Dale Alexander.

Thanks for the link ... I've always been fascinated with the history of baseball during World War Two ... my uncle actually played ball with Travis in Europe, so I heard a lot about him when I was young ... he certainly deserves to be in the Hall of Fame ...

I have never really understood why Eddie Grant is virtually forgotten in our time. In his day a monument was erected to him in the Polo Grounds and he was revered the way Pat Tillman and other War Hero's were. Today, he is just another dude with Caramel cards and a forgotten story. It is a shame that so many people revere the crooked Black Sox and Hal Chase for being dishonest people of bad moral character and people like Eddie Grant are almost completely forgotten.

Rhys,

I agree with you on Eddie Grant. After his monument was lost (that's a story in itself!), the Giants suposedly recreated one and placed it somewhere in their new ballpark. Yet despite numerous calls, I've been unable to find a Giants employee who can tell me where it is actually located ...