Relationship

Married

Hometown

Born in New York City, N.Y., in 1925 and lived there 'til 15 in 1940. Then, with widowed mother, moved to and lived in St. Louis, Mo., 1940 until enlisted in Army in Oct. 1942.

Places I've been

High School Name (City, State)
Attended University City, Mo., High School from 1940 to 1942; At age 17 became one of the original "drop outs" to join the Army Air Force. After the war went back to see if I could enroll and earn HS diploma, but Principal Jim Baker said, "No, all you did in High School was gaze out the classroom window". Mr. B was very observant. Finally GED-ed in 1950s.
College Name
OXFORD UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND, 1943-1943 (was a U.S. Army communications sergeant attending one-week class in British Military "codes and cyphers". Passed the course, was certificated...(Hence, I was "a Yank at Oxford"...Sheeeeesh!!)
College Graduation Year
COLLEGE OF HARDKNOCKS, 1942 TO NOW, STILL ATTENDING CLASSES IN AS MUCH EVERY DAY IS A NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
College Graduation Major/Concentration
NOTE comments above.
Occupation(s)
US military from 1942 to 1965, retired as master sergeant, 1965. Staff writer and editor in several journalist positions, newspaper in San Bernardino, California, from 1965 to 1990. Now fully occupied as Grand Pensionary retiree cum laude.

More about me

AM a husband, father (five children) and grandfather (six grandsons). I met and married my wife while I was a U.S. Army corporal in Berlin, Germany 1949-50, during the "BERLIN AIRLIFT" era. In Berlin, I was unit news editor/columnist of the army post newspaper, "BERLIN OBSERVER". ACTUALLY, am now a retired military/civilian journalist (U.S.A. Army 1942-1950 and USAirForce, 1950-1965. News reporter, copy editor, night city editor, Southern California newspaper, 1965-1990). We now live quietly in old age and many memories in Southern California.

Favorite Movies

"White Banners", "Best Years of Their Lives", "Gone With the Wind", "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Dr. Zhivago"

Favorite TV Shows

"Plyhouse 90", "The Jackie Gleason Show" and "Law and Order/Criminal Intent

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