Reply #37: Dad was in the Navy in WWII [View All]

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He was a gunner on a Liberty ship crossing the Atlantic one time and the Pacific many more. He doesn't talk much about his experiences, just the men he served with.

When I was growing up Dad was the only male I knew with a pierced ear. He never wore an earring after he was discharged, but I was alway fascinated by the hole in his ear.

Mom wore a ring made from a sapphire he won in a poker game in Ceylon. She always regretted that it was not a diamond. I thought that ring was the most beautiful one in the world.

In the '70's I did a lot of macrame' crafting. Dad dropped by one day and helped out with the knots and said he spent hours doing stuff like that on ship.

Have a good day, coalminer. I love you.