Dad was a WWII Navy Veteran and was extreeemley proud of it. When ever he would meet someone he would ask if they were in the military and if they said anything but Navy he would say "too bad". He enlisted they day after Pearl Harbor and  and served on the USS Cincinnati (cl6),USS Varian (de798) and the USS Duncan (de874). Served in the American, European-African-Middle east, and Asiatic Pacific Theaters. Was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Second Class Machinist mate.



