23 April 1944 9:00 P.M. "Someday we will own our own cottage at the seashore. Then the  whole family can spend many days at the seashor...

According to Bubba 's Notice of Separation from U.S. Naval Service, dated 2 January 1946, he received the Asiatic-Pacific 1 star, the Ph...

According to his enlistment papers, on the second of March, 1944, Bubba became a reserve member of the United States Navy. His first child w...

Speedy turn around! My mother signed and mailed the next of kin signature verification form on Thanksgiving weekend. Last week she received ...

My sister and I found two photos in the stash at my parent’s home on our visit home for an early Thanksgiving with Bubba’s descendants o...

This photo is blown up from another (location unknown) damaged photo. The damage that is visible is part of the image. We actually found two...

MJ’s cousin Cathy brought some treasures to show us during our dinner at Sammy’s . This jewel was particularly touching: According to Cath...

Here is the patch I told you about yesterday . It represents Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boat Squadron 23. My grandfather continued to feel a stro...

Bubba was Irish and that may explain it. We grew up hearing anecdotes about souls, who had passed, communicating with those still living in ...