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| This picture shows Paul (dad's youngest brother), dad, and uncle Floyd Hatfield (dad's brother in law). It was taken sometime in the 1940s. |
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| Looking at this picture of these four soldiers from 1941 makes one wonder how we ever managed to win the darn war! Dad is on the left; unfortunately, I don't know who the three other men are. |
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| "Herrrrre duckie, herrrrre duckie, herrrrre duckie!!" Dad, always the consummate hunter, keeps his eyes open for wayward fowl in 1941. |
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| Most people would think that the large pack on dad's back contained all of the material that the soldier of that era needed to survive in combat. But I have reason to believe that -- knowing my dad -- the pack actually contained a significant supply of good scotch! |
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| Every time I look at this picture I am reminded of the M.A.S.H. episode in which Radar is mailing home a jeep....one piece at a time! (I wonder just where dad sent the pieces of THIS jeep to?) |
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| This is a 1942 picture of "Chef Frenchy" in a mess tent somewhere in California. |
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| This is dad and his sister Effie. It was taken in the early 1940s in front of her house in Sacramento (I think). |
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| Here is a picture of dad and Eugenie (Gus' daughter?) taken in the 1940s in Sacramento. |
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| Taken in front of their house in the early 1940s, this is a picture of dad's oldest brother, Hennessey, and his wife Mabel. |