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How did Frank W. Wead, the naval aviator and writer (whose life story John Ford filmed in "The Wings of Eagles") get the nickname "Spig"?

Question #139338. Asked by tjoebigham.
Last updated Feb 15 2015.
Originally posted Feb 14 2015 11:25 AM.

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I can't get the exact circumstances but, he acquired the nickname "Spig" while attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis.

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link http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/Geneva%20NY%20Daily%20Times/Geneva%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201956%20Jul-Sep%201956%20Grayscale/Geneva%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201956%20Jul-Sep%201956%20Grayscale%20-%200384.pdf

Feb 15 2015, 9:33 AM
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