This lovely old photograph was taken in 1943 at Camp Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia, now called Fort Gordon. Jimmy Doran, of Harrison, New Jersey, is squatting in front on the right, with a buddy's arm thrown over his shoulder, and his hat askew. He was in Company I of the 12th Infantry Regimen, of the … Continue reading Friday’s Faces From the Past – 1943 – Jimmy Doran and Friends
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Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)
Joseph and Stephania (Mosch) Mirota only took one trip together and that was on their honeymoon in 1948 when they travelled to Washington, DC to see the sights in the nation's capitol. Joseph E. Mirota and Stephanie F. Mosch, wedding day. November 1948.It was probably Stephie's idea to go away for their honeymoon. Joe was more … Continue reading Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)
Maritime Monday – Peter Doran, and the Sinking of the Steel Voyager, 1943
From our family's World War Two stories, one of the most memorable to me as a child was the story of Peter Doran (1926-2010) being adrift on a lifeboat for a week after his ship sunk. Soon after World War II was over, Peter left his family home in Harrison, NJ and went on a … Continue reading Maritime Monday – Peter Doran, and the Sinking of the Steel Voyager, 1943
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