This is the ship that Daddy was on to Cross over to Africa. The Thomas H. Barry...

Daddy left for Africa on December8, 1942.... arrived in Casablanca, North Africa on December 24th 1942. As per Daddy's writings " Our first air raid came after 1200 midnight on December 31. No one was hit in the company, although there was one man hit in the Battlalion. The Company dug their fox hole the following morning".

Can he Swim Yet

When I was young I remember going fishing as a family. Mom, daddy and the three girls. I remember one time going to a park with big trees and a lake, for some reason I think it was in Jacksonville. Daddy would take off and be gone fishing around the lake. I would stay with the girls and fish close to mom. Then one day it was just me and daddy going fishing. I don’t remember when, but I asked daddy why mom and the girls didn’t go fishing with us anymore. Daddy said that they only went to watch me, so that I didn’t fall in the water and drown. If you knew daddy this made perfect sense to him. Then I knew why he was after me to take swimming lessons. Once he knew that I could swim, he didn’t need anyone to watch me. I should tell you that I fell into the water a lot. I think that daddy missed the point of the family going together. I wish that he would have taken mom and the girls, it was a lot more fun and I liked being with the whole family.

The Big Band Sound of Spectrum

I played with these guys for over 10 years... we had a lot a fun...

Play movie to hear us.....