My Mother took many, many photos of her time overseas and I have many of these. My two brothers have the others. I also have her complete WWII Army dress uniform, which is in pristine condition.
My Father was assigned to the USS Oglala, a mine layer sunk at Pearl Harbour when a Japanese torpedo ran beneath her and hit the light cruiser Helena alongside. The explosion and another nearby bomb blast opened seams in the old WWI ship and she settled to the bottom. Navy jargon of the time was that she sank from fright as she was not hit directly. She was subsequently refloated and rapaired.
My Father was a field engineer responsible for maintenance and training of the (then) very high tech Detroit two stroke diesel engines that the War Department was buying by the tens of thousands.
My Mother, spent nearly two years in New Guinea before being ordered to the Philippines. They met in the Officers Club in (I believe) March 1945. My Mother, a nurse, was a 1st Lt. My Father was a civilian (After Pearl he had tried to join the Navy but, being 39 at the time, was rejected.). I have no idea how he managed to get into the Officers Club.
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