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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;prestoncohunter, post: 642703, member: 10899&quot;]No he passed away 2 years ago.&nbsp; He did put the year he made them and that he was stationed on Guam on them.&nbsp; The one piece has the names of the ships he served on.&nbsp; We have been making notes and putting them inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was a wealth of knowledge and led a interesting life.&nbsp; Joined the Navy at 17 towards the end of WW2, owned/operated two different gas stations in the 50&#039;s and worked 46 years on the B&amp;O Railroad before retiring as a conductor.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=85]@clutteredcloset49[/USER] your advice is very good for anyone reading this topic.&nbsp; We have found many bits and pieces of his life that he never told us but we think he would have if we had asked more questions.&nbsp; Even at 17-18 he kept every piece of mail he got while overseas (yes we have them tucked safely away).&nbsp; Reading those letters from home was an interesting peak into a different world.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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