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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

My Father on the USS Yorktown

My father is in the front row, far left.
My mother wrote:  U.S. Navy - USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier

My father wrote the following:
April 2, 1944    In the Shop   Arrow to "my helmet"

L to R Top row.  W. Musson, N. Trepaskp, W. Rosenbaum, E. Hoegeman
Mid row:  C. Culbertson, R. Pagel, T. Mosbey, L. Goldsmith, C. McCarthy
Bottom row:  ? (my father)  Lt. J. O. Hatchet, J. Jones, Lt. G. H. Klans and J. McCormick

(There are probably errors, as he always had terrible penmanship. If anybody wants to make a correction, I would love to hear from you.)

 (It was interesting to see where he was in World War II.)


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