Gentlemen of a certain age will be able to hum along to the theme tume from the 50-60s Davy  Crockett TV series. 

I’m currently watching the Alamo. No, not the early 60s John Wayne film, the 2004 version. 

There’s a family connection, you know. No, I have no ancestors, that I know of, who fought on either side at the Alamo. 

Unless you count Mr Wayne’s Alamo, that is. 

Ok, so technically not a relative, I have a Davy Crocket connection. Somewhat tentatively I admit. 

My mother’s uncle Jim was in the RAF during and after the second world war. And so was Davy Crockett.

Well, Fess Parker. He played Davy Crockett in the 

Although Mr Parker was was known to my family as Daniel Boone. According to the TV series, he was a big man. You can’t beat a good theme tune. 

Anyway, while family history has become somewhat diluted, Mr Dale (my mother’s uncle) and Mr Parker became friends at some point during the 40s. 

And that friendship continues until my great uncle Jim’s death in the late 50s.