June 28, 20232 yr Popular Post Here's the only picture I have of my Uncle I was named after. He was my Dad's older brother. From all accounts quite the rebel and died young. He was headed for a lineman job when his Harley slid off an icy road in Oklahoma. He survived and crawled back to the road to flag down help only to be run over by a freight truck. I've always tried to live up to his name. Edited July 1, 20232 yr by RPM
June 29, 20232 yr Popular Post My grandfather in France during WW2.He helped blowup railroad tracks to stop Germans.
June 29, 20232 yr This photo itself may not seem very cool, but the story behind it is. I'd be doxxing myself and family if I shared here, as his name has been published in several articles and books over the years. This is my grandfather whom I never got to meet. I have so many questions for him.
June 30, 20232 yr Well, having a small assisting role in stopping the deadliest day on UT campus history is a pretty fascinating story
July 3, 20232 yr My maternal grandfather, approximately 1922 in Atlantic City with a couple of my uncles. Has kind of a Boardwalk Empire vibe to it. Apparently this is how you dressed for a day at the beach back then. Wish I had gotten to know the man. Edited July 3, 20232 yr by 83Horn
July 3, 20232 yr My grandmother (far right) with her sister, mom, and youngest brother Jasper Morris who was 16 yrs younger than her. This was probably taken at their home in Crystal City around 1941 or '42. Jasper was named after his grandfather who had been a Confederate cavalry Lieutenant that fought late in the war out of Missouri. To the family though, JM was known as "Bunch", a nickname given to him by his mother. Wanting to be like his two older brothers, Bunch would get into the war and the Pacific in 1944 as a Marine fighting on Guam and later Iwo Jima. On Iwo, he would be killed there the day after the flag raising while he and his company took the second airfield. Edited July 3, 20232 yr by BillyGoatHill
July 30, 20232 yr My mom’s side of the family in Sweden. The young girl on the front left is my grandmother. They came over from Stockholm in the 1890s.
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