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Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles
The Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles ("International Association of Turtles", "Turtle Club",〔("The Turtle Club" ) from Alan Dundes, Carl R. Pagter, ''When You're Up to Your Ass in Alligators: More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire'' (Wayne State University Press, 1987), ISBN 978-0-8143-1867-6, pp.61-62.〕 or similar title) started as an informal "drinking club" between World War II pilots, self-described as "an honorable drinking fraternity composed of ladies and gentlemen of the highest morals and good character, who are never vulgar."
== History of the Order ==
According to Denis P. McGowan of the "Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles", his father, the late Captain Hugh P. McGowan, U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Air Force Reserve (Ret.) and several pilots of the U.S. Army Air Corps 8th Air Force founded the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles in an officers' club while stationed in England during the Second World War: "We were flying daytime bombing missions over Hitler's Third Reich. We just wanted a little fun. We had seen a sign showing that the 'Ancient Order of Foresters' and the 'Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes' would meet in the local pub, so I devised the name 'Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles' for the fun of it. It was not meant to be serious, it had no constitution or by-laws, and was a relief from the horrors and dangers we saw every day on our missions. It spread after the War through the VFW and American Legion posts, and eventually, to Masonic groups, colleges and even to the high schools of the U.S.A."
Other groups claim an earlier origin, but documentation is lacking.
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