Atomic Victory Trotter

Seems that everyone called him 'Mike' instead of 'Atomic Victory.' But even so, all his official documents must have had his name listed as 'Atomic Victory Trotter'.

Wilmington Morning News - Nov 17, 1945

Louisville Courier-Journal - Aug 14, 1953

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 06, 2022
Category: Odd Names | Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters | 1940s

Comments

Forget Mike, think about the poor girl who's named Puggsie and who was probably called Pugsley as soon as the Addams Family went on television.

Posted by Yudith on 08/06/22 at 01:13 PM

Pretty impressive that the second newspaper article was published two years before they dropped the bomb.

Posted by F.U.D in Stockholm on 08/07/22 at 02:27 AM

F.U.D. -- that was my mistake (just corrected it). But good catch!

Posted by Alex on 08/07/22 at 07:51 AM

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