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Dad (circled) on the Duke University Boxing team. This would have been around 1931.





Capt. Dad, US Army Medical Corps. He was in from 1944 through 1946 and overseas in Europe from Nov. 1944 until he was discharged in '46 so this was probably taken some time after the war. He was a surgeon in a field evacuation hospital operating about a mile behind the lines and was in Patton's Third Army but that's all I know, never did get to ask him about where he was during the Bulge.

Your Dad was lucky to survive Pelilu. I rode on the Pelilu from Pearl to San Diego with my son when he was in the Navy. It’s been Mothballed now

You know! I’m sorry to say, I have no pictures of pa!!

Aviation Chief Radioman, with my older brother, born in '44. Dad spent the whole war stateside, first on sub chasers doing convoy escort and then flying blimps doing U-boat patrol. Mom was able to be with him for most of the war which was highly unusual. He died in '06 at 92 and my brother died in '10 of a stroke.

Dad on the right following a successful day on Lake Walk-in-the-Water, FL, back around 1954 +/-

Y’all’s dad did a good job bein’ a dad. You men are doin’ a good job bein’ sons and fathers. That is a great picture.

Looks like something out of ‘Band of Brothers’. Only in black and white. ‘Cept it’s the real deal.

Dad - front row middle, probably 1935ish...



Mom - far left, Dad - right, middle full of cousins, 1953 England

My dad's boot camp photo, summer 1941.



Shortly after returning from an all expense paid tour of the Pacific. (Dad on the right) That's his brother on the left. My Uncle joined the Marine Corps during WW2 and never left the states, for some reason. My Dad joined the Army in mid 1941 and landed knee deep in the Pacific's activities. Looks like the experience slimmed him down a bit. He was in the 6th Infantry. The 6th holds the record for continuous days in combat,..219 on the Island of Luzon during WW2.

Lots of great men in these photos.

Yes sir.

If I might butt in. For the veterans.

around 1970 Baffin bay, mom and dad, he was balding and going gray by the time he was 30.

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pap and Uncle Bill in their new sailor suits before shipping out on the battleship USS Iowa, Korean War...


Dad, me and my boys aboard the Iowa, in front of the 16 inchers, when they made a museum out of her....



at my kids wedding...


Been gone 5 years now, and I still miss the ol' bastid....

My actual father ( on the left) was born in 1926. He was an only son and a farmer. His dad was gassed in WW1 but lived until 1971.
My father was a good man and battled Colin Cancer for 5 years and died in 1962. I never knew him as I was not even 2 years at the time.
The man on the right became my dad in 1965 and took on a large family with me and 3 sisters and then he and my mom provided us with another sister. He passed away 9 years ago.
Anyway this is a roundabout way to say I was blessed with a great father and a great dad.
I surely do love and miss them both.

Is your dad a professional voice actor who lives in DFW? Looks just like a guy I go to church with.

Indeed. I only had the one I posted above.

Well, you're half right... The DFW (Dallas) part is correct.

Here is a picture of my Dad when he joined the Army and became a US citizen. He came from Italy and loved the US. He was stationed in the Philippines where he fought against the Japanese.

He is in the 2nd row and 2nd in from the left.

He was not into guns and hunting but we spent a lot of time together fishing!

WW2. South Pacific.