Tag: Father
Dear Bill – Sept. 7, 1941
Dearest Bernice, September 2, 1941
Baptist Church, Moultrie, Georgia
Dear Bernice: March 10, 1941
Dear Bernice, Feb. 16, 1941
Bill Horseback Riding
In a couple of letters my dad mentions loving to go horseback riding … here is an early photo of him doing just that. Too bad the horse’s nose is cut off … but those were the days when you could not immediately see your photo on either your phone screen or the back of your camera display … you had to wait days, weeks or even months until your roll of 12 or 24 or 36 photos was all exposed and you took it in to the drug store to be developed and then finally got to see what you captured.
Bill’s Letter – Sept. 30, 1940
Huntley Family Tree
This is my father’s family … sadly, I have less photos and less details overall about his side of my family tree. You can see that my father falls towards the end of his generation of siblings.
Bill’s Second Letter
Washington Monument
Before cell phones, before email, before texting … there was the US Mail and Postcards … This is a postcard sent by my dad to my mom to acknowledge a letter received and a letter owed.
Bill’s Thank You Note
My dad did a better job of writing his Thank You to my maternal grandparents than I did in posting his note, but better out of order than never … that’s the quote … right!?!
Bill’s First Letter
Planning the Visit …
Postcard: Frank to Willie
Bill’s Postcard to Frank
Bill and Frank
As I mentioned, my father and uncle joined the Marines on the same day in February of 1939. They obviously became buddies and shared stories about their respective families. Both came from rather large families – my mom being one of 11 and my dad one of 8.
They were stationed in Quantico, Virginia. Being located only 4 or 5 hours away from my grandparent’s, Harry and Mabel Parks, home in Allentown, Pennsylvania I guess they discussed a visit by my dad. And after a reasonable amount of time … or about two years … my dad and another Marine buddy, Charley Daniels, planned a visit in July with plans to have a double date with my mom and Aunt Lucy.
Bill & Frank – 1939
In 1939, my father left the University of Pennsylvania and joined the Marine Corps. He was 22 when on the 13th of February, he enlisted in the US Marines.
