Val Getty - Revision history

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	* [[Tillamook ~~Guerillas~~]] (working title), Eden Pond Book 1		* [[Tillamook Guerrillas]] (working title), Eden Pond Book 1

	==References==		==References==

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	'''~~Verner~~ Getty''' is a character in the [[:category:Eden Pond Series \| Eden Pond Series]].		'''Val (Valentine) Getty''' is a character in the [[:category:Eden Pond Series \| Eden Pond Series]].

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	~~Verner~~ Getty is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, assigned to the Oregon Coast at the start of World War II. He joined the U.S. Army on his eighteenth birthday in 1918, but never made it to France. He survived the post-war drawdown and made a career of military service. At the start of World War II, he had nearly twenty-four years of service.		Val Getty is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, assigned to the Oregon Coast at the start of World War II. He joined the U.S. Army on his eighteenth birthday in 1918, but never made it to France. He survived the post-war drawdown and made a career of military service. At the start of World War II, he had nearly twenty-four years of service.

	Getty is tall with a narrow face, with sage eyes and brown hair. There’s a peppering of premature grey at his temples.		Getty is tall with a narrow face, with sage eyes and brown hair. There’s a peppering of premature grey at his temples.

BCMystery: BCMystery moved page Verner Getty to Val Getty: Name change

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BCMystery moved page Verner Getty to Val Getty: Name change

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	Getty is tall with a narrow face, with sage eyes and brown hair. There’s a peppering of premature grey at his temples.		Getty is tall with a narrow face, with sage eyes and brown hair. There’s a peppering of premature grey at his temples.

	{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers ~~at rock bottom prices~~. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in at terminal rank, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}		{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers, using Jonah as his go-between. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in at terminal rank, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>
			<p>In 1942, his pay was $193.50 per month, an amount he considers paltry. He's always supplemented his income with a little low level graft, but sees the war as a unique opportunity. He justifies himself with the argument that loss in wartime is common, he's not taking that much, and while he's lowballing his offers to the Japanese farmers, he's probably paying more than they'll get from someone else.</p>}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Verner Getty is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps ~~of Engineers on~~ the Oregon Coast in ~~1941~~-42.		Verner Getty is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, assigned to the Oregon Coast at the start of World War II. He joined the U.S. Army on his eighteenth birthday in 1918, but never made it to France. He survived the post-war drawdown and made a career of military service. At the start of World War II, he had nearly twenty-four years of service.

	{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers at rock bottom prices. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in ~~with no prospects of rising higher in the ranks~~, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}		Getty is tall with a narrow face, with sage eyes and brown hair. There’s a peppering of premature grey at his temples.

			{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers at rock bottom prices. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in at terminal rank, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Verner Getty is a ~~staff~~ sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Oregon Coast in 1941-42.		Verner Getty is a master sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Oregon Coast in 1941-42.

	{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers at rock bottom prices. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in with no prospects of rising higher in the ranks, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}		{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers at rock bottom prices. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in with no prospects of rising higher in the ranks, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}

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	* [[Tillamook Guerillas]] (working title)		* [[Tillamook Guerillas]] (working title), Eden Pond Book 1

	==References==		==References==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Verner Getty is a staff sergeant in the ~~Quartermaster~~ Corps ~~serving with the 104th Cavalry~~ on the Oregon Coast in 1941-42.		Verner Getty is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Oregon Coast in 1941-42.

	{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is ~~part of the~~ criminal operation ~~masterminded by [[Isaac Sanditon]],~~ and through ~~his supply chain expertise helps hide~~ the ~~thefts and organize~~ black market ~~sales~~.</p>}}		{{#spoiler:<p>Getty is running a criminal operation whereby he steals supplies belonging to the army and sells them through the black market. He then uses the proceeds to buy agricultural land from Japanese farmers at rock bottom prices. He's taking advantage of anti-Japanese sentiment and gambling that internment will happen. "A man in my position, more than twenty years in with no prospects of rising higher in the ranks, needs to think about his future. I was a farmer as a boy. I can do it again."</p>}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==