Scroll down to Related Files near the bottom of the page for links to my life experiences as a young child and teenager. There are also links for my navy sea tales spanning the years 1957 to 1976.
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I'm researching my family roots which include immigrants:
Frederick HENGERER/HANGER (1726-1799), arrived in Philadelphia Dec. 1740 on board ship ROBERT and ALICE.
Ludwig FRIDLEY (ca. 1688-1748) arrived in Philadelphia Sept. 1732 on board ship JOHNSON.
Henry BOYER/BOWYERS (1767-aft. 1850), married Mary JACOBS, daughter of Jacob JACOBS. (Information discovered in 2011 named FRANTZ/FRANCIS JACOBS as the father of Mary Jacobs. This information was rather convincing in that Francis Jacobs named Henry Boyer as the husband of Mary Jacobs, a daughter of Francis.)
The above families lived in Frederick, Shenandoah, Rockingham and Augusta Counties, VA.
James OSBURN, married Barbara GARNES about 1810-1820, lived in Ross Co., OH. His son, Henry Thompson OSBURN, my g-granddad, was born in Ross Co. OH in 1833, and married Margaret Ann FRIDLEY in Muscatine Co. IA.
Daniel W. McCOY, (1842-1902) from Highland Co., OH. Served in Civil War, discharged as Brevet Brig. General, served in 24th and 175th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiments.
My Marlboro County, South Carolina lines include PATRICK, PARKER, WEBSTER and THOMAS.
I especially need infomation on the ancestors of the McCOYS, OSBURNS, GARNES, JACOBS, BOYER/BOWYERS, PATRICKS, PARKERS, WEBSTERS and THOMASES. Will trade information freely.
Original Installation:
Home Page
Sept. 1999
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The section MY FAMILY HISTORY is password protected. I'm not trying to limit access, I'd just like to know if anyone is reading it. I'll provide the password to anyone who sends me an e-mail requesting it.
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Do you want one of my photos? I'll e-mail one without the printed caption if its ownership is not claimed by someone else.
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- HENRY OSBURN and MARGARET FRIDLEY (35 KB)
Henry Thompson Osburn (1833-1911) son of James and Barbara Garnes Osburn. Margaret Ann Fridley (1836-1901) daughter of William and Susannah Bowyers Fridley. Iowa ca 1890s(?) (Posted 12-26-1999)
- UNKNOWN PATRICK (?) girl (35 KB)
Who is this girl? Is she one of the Patrick gang from Murrell's Inlet, SC? Date of photo not known. (Posted 3-14-2000)
- WILLIAM FRIDLEY & SUSANNAH BOWYERS (50 KB)
William Fridley (1810-1910,) son of John Jacob and Hannah Hanger Fridley. Susannah Bowyers Fridley (1799-1883,) daughter of Henry and Mary Jacobs Bowyers. Photo courtesy of Joanne C. Williams, Tipton, Iowa. (Posted 12-25-2000)
- CATHERINE J. HANGER (23 KB)
Catherine J. Hanger (1838-1919), wife of Elias Henry Hanger (1836-1889), Augusta County, Va. Photo owner: Tim Hanger [thang 5 @ aol. com] (close spaces) Posted 8-12-2009.
- JAMES HENRY FRIDLEY & Sarah Jane Lovell (56 KB)
James Henry Fridley (1839-1911) son of William and Susannah Bowyers Fridley. James married 1st to Caroline Wilhelmine Shuman, 2nd to America Dicus Harris. Sarah is a sister to William Lovell. She married a Hamilton. Iowa. Photos courtesy of Joanne C. Williams, Tipton, Iowa. (Posted 5-13-2000)
- WILLIAM FULLER and JOHN FULLER [FRIDLEY] (56 KB)
William Fuller (1820-1920) and John Fuller [Fridley] (1826-1850.) Both sons of George and Susannah Bowyers Fuller. (Susannah married 2nd to William Fridley.) William Fuller married Sarah J. Saxton. John Fuller (Fridley) died on ship "Hercules" returning from California gold fields and was buried at sea near New Orleans. Photos courtesy of Joanne C. Williams, Tipton, Iowa. (Posted 12-26-2000)
- ELIZABETH JANE FRIDLEY & WILLIAM LOVELL (58 KB)
Elizabeth Jane Fridley (1842-1924) daughter of William and Susannah Bowyers Fridley. William Lovell. Iowa. Photos courtesy of Joanne C. Williams, Tipton, IA. (Posted 10-20-2001)
- WILLIAM HANGER and daughter HARRIET (18 KB)
William Hanger (1807-1900) and daughter Harriet Shelton Hanger (1850-??) William was a son of George Hanger and Mary Magdalene Greaver. He was married to Jane Gwinn. Photo courtesy of Laura Paulsel, Austin, TX. (Posted 11-16-2001)
- ROBERT TOWERS & CELIA JANE SHUE (65 KB)
L. to R: Ralph Towers (1895-,) Fred Towers (1893-,) Robert Towers (1861-,) Grace Towers (1899-,) Celia Jane Shue (1856-) and Ava Towers (1891 .) Celia Jane Shue was a daughter of Hannah Fridley and Jacob Shue of Iowa. Photo made Lawrence County, MO. Photo courtesy of Marilyn Davidson, Williamston, MI. (See ROBERT TOWERS FAMILY collage on this site for close-up of subjects.) Posted 12-09-2001
- HENRY OTHO OSBURN (35 KB)
Henry O. Osburn (1904-1968) at artilliary piece hitch, probably Ft. Bragg, NC, ca. 1920s, and on base, ca 1940s. (Posted 5-13-2000)
- ROBERT TOWERS FAMILY (collage) (58 KB)
L. to R: Ralph, Fred, Robert, Grace, Celia Jane and Ava Towers. Lawrence County, MO. (See larger photo on this site for dates.) Posted 12-10-2001
- JAMES HACKNEY OSBURN & BERTHA MAE McCOY (41 KB)
James H. Osburn (1868-1950) and Bertha Mae McCoy Osburn (1878-1945) in garden and yard. Probably Brantley County and Ware County, GA (posted 8-1-2000)
- BERTHA MAE McCOY (25 KB)
Bertha Mae McCoy (1878-1945) daughter of Daniel W. McCoy and Margaret Ann O'Brien. Married to James Hackney Osburn. (Posted 3-17-2002)
- ALEXANDER PATRICK & IDA THOMAS (32 KB)
Alexander Patrick (1849-1901) son of Britton and Martha Patrick. Ida Thomas (ca.1861-ca.1889). Marlboro Co., SC. Photo courtesy of Linda Joyce Patrick Lee. (Posted 8-2-2000)
- DAISY LEE WEBSTER (15 KB)
Daisy Lee Webster (1882-1921), daughter of Logan W. and Laura J. Parker Webster. Married to James Wallace Patrick. Photo ca. 1897, Marlboro Co., SC. (Posted 3-3-2000)
- JAMES, DAISY, LAURA BELLE and NELLIE PATRICK (43 KB)
James (1880-1959); Daisy (1882-1921); Laura Belle (1910-1976) and Nellie (1908-1985). Dr. Bunch's farm, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield Co., SC. ca. 1912 (Posted 12-26-1999)
- DANIEL O'BRIEN McCOY & EUGENE ROLLINS McCOY (22 KB)
Daniel "Major" McCoy (1896-1970) and Eugene McCoy (1889-?) sons of Daniel Webster McCoy and Margaret Ann O'Brien. (Posted 9-12-2000)
- MARGARET ANN O'BRIEN & daughters (36 KB)
Margaret Ann O'Brien McCoy (1856-1941) & Bertha Mae McCoy Osburn (1878-1945) and Irene Hortense McCoy Sweet (1880-1955) & Margaret Ann O'Brien McCoy. Daughters and wife of Daniel W. McCoy. Photos courtesy of Bobby Sweet Lindstrom, 1989. (Posted 9-12-2000)
- FRIDLEY, STENNET, MOUNTS, PRESTON and LASCHANZY (41 KB)
L to R: Elizabeth Fridley (1853-1909), married Nelson Frank Preston; Elizabeth Stennet, married Joseph Mounts; Harriet S. Mounts (1835-1906), married Jacob Tharpe Fridley; Daisy Preston (1880-??), married 1st to Christian Laschanzy, 2nd to Louis Stouffer; Ellen Lou Laschanzy (1897-1950), married Harold Stebbins. Photo ca. 1898, Blue Grass, IA. (Posted 5-14-2000)
- PATRICK-IN-LAWS (30 KB)
Henry Osburn, Virginia "Gin" Andrews Patrick, Jane Smith Patrick and Lawrence Fisher. Made at Osborne, NC, ca 1945. Photo courtesy of Linda Joyce Patrick Lee. (Posted 10-30-2000)
- JOHN WALLACE PATRICK & mascot Trixie (17 KB)
John Wallace Patrick (1906-1961) and squadron mascot Trixie. (Note parachute on Trixie.) 16th Observation Squadron, Lawson Field, Ft. Benning GA. ca. 1943 (Posted 3-10-2000)
- HANNAH and MARY J. BOYER (31 KB)
LEFT: Hannah Boyer (1837--??-) at age 22. RIGHT: Mary J. Boyer (1832-1905). Daughters of Jacob and Margaret Fridley Boyer. Hannah married her 1st cousin John B. Fridley. Mary married Robert Osburn. Photos courtesy of George Heine, Tucson, AZ. (Posted 5-13-2000)
- OSBURN GIRLS and WILLARD DEARBORN (46 KB)
L to R: Elizabeth Jane Osburn (ca 1856-ca 1878) Willard Dearborn (1854-1920) and Araminta (Minnie) Arizona Osburn (1864-1943). Daughters of Henry T. and Margaret Ann Fridley Osburn. Willard married 1st Elizabeth Jane. 2nd Araminta "Minnie". Photo ca. 1877 in Iowa. Photo courtesy Hollie Sinkler Swain, Durant, IA. (Posted 12-26-1999)
- JAMES WALLACE PATRICK and children (107 KB)
Jim Patrick (1880-1959) and 11 of his 17 children. Children are numbered in order of birth. 3.Wallace (1906-1961); 5.Laura Belle (1910-1976); 6.Cecil (1913-2001); 7.Richard (1916-1979); 8.Douglas (1918-2002); 10.Hoover (1928 -);11.Doris (1925-2002); 14.Maxine (1930-1963); 15. Sidney (1932-2000); 16.Jimmy (1935-2007); 17. Kitty Mae (1937-2011); Photo ca 1945 at G. Walt Smith farm, Richmond County, N.C. (Posted 3-19-2002)
- NANNIE WATSON POPE and MEDIA ISABELLA BAREFOOT (66 KB)
Nannie Watson Pope (1907-1971) was a daughter of Henry Braxton Pope (1863-1940) and Media Isabella Barefoot (1870-1937.) She married Clarence Patrick (ca 1901-1965.) Photo made ca 1927 at Pope homeplace on Charles Newland Road, Dunn, NC. (Posted 3-19-2002)
- Some Osburn kids (157 KB)
collage of Osburn kids
- CIVIL WAR SABER and BAYONET (19 KB)
Saber and bayonet belonging to Daniel W. McCoy (1842-1902) Dan served in 24th OVI and 175th OVI. Photo courtesy of Neil Schmidt. Photo made July 2003, posted 8-11-2003
- JAMES HACKNEY OSBURN (31 KB)
James Hackney Osburn (1868-1950) Iowa. Photo courtesy of Joane C. Williams, Tipton, Ia. (Posted 9-3-2003)
- Judge Marshall Hanger (17 KB)
James Marshall Hanger (1833-1912), a son of Peter Hanger (1795-1869) and Martha Elizabeth "Patsy" Crawford (1797-1864). Portrait hangs in Augusta County, Va., Court house. Photo made by, and courtesy of, Arlene Fultz. (Posted 12-18-2004)
- BRITTON & MARTHA PATRICK grave stones (57 KB)
Britton Patrick (1812-1890) and Martha Patrick (1815-1881.) Parnassus Methodist Church, Blenheim, Marlboro Co., SC. Photos made Aug. 1998. (Posted 5-15-2000)
- WILLIAM A. HANGER family, Randolph Co., W. Va. (95 KB)
William A. Hanger (1840-1922). Children, in-laws, and grandchildren. Photo circa 1914. Photo courtesy of Catherine Thompson of Tequesta, Fla., 2nd g-granddaughter of William A. Hanger (Photo posted 8-7-2005.)
- JAMES HACKNEY OSBURN and BERTHA MAE McCOY & kids (30 KB)
L to R: Cecil James (1899-1986;) Henry Otho (1904-1968;) James Hackney (1868-1950;) Bertha Mae McCoy (1878-1945;) Naida Mae (1907-1996) and Bertha Hortense (1901-1988.) Quincy, IL, ca 1908. (Posted 12-25-1999)
- 24th and 175th OVI (48 KB)
(Twenty-fourth Ohio and One Hundred Seventy-fifth Ohio.) (24th and 175th Regiments of Volunteer Infantry from Ohio, 1861-1865) A homemade 5" X 8" book describing events of the 24th OVI and the 175th OVI regiments during the Civil War years 1861 through 1865. This book is a compilation of newspaper accounts, letters and army reports. It contains much more information about these two units than can be found in official State Histories. There are first-hand accounts of camp life and battles that were written by the soldiers themselves. Also comprehensive lists of the names of wounded and killed. Chronicles the service of Daniel W. McCoy, who served in both units. He was first an enlisted, and later an officer, in the 24th. He commanded the 175th as a Lieutenant Colonel. Book is available from compiler for $35, which includes shipping. 375+ pages with index. (Rosters of the two regiments added on 3-1-2009) E-mail address: rbosburn@comcast.net (Posted 8-7-2005.)
- SHUE grave marker (53 KB)
Jacob and Hannah Fridley Shue grave marker. Hannah was a daughter of William and Susannah Bowyers Fridley. Zion Cemetery, Lawrence County, MO. Photos made Nov. 2000 and courtesy of Marilyn Davidson, Williamston, MI. (Posted 1-17-2001)
- PHILIP BAKER & CATHARINE FRIDLEY GRAVE MARKER (59 KB)
Philip Baker (1822-1895) and Catharine E. [Fuller] Fridley (1822-1905) grave marker; with Philip's mother and father; a brother (?); and 5 children, plus Catharine's mother Susannah Bowyers Fridley. Blue Grass, Iowa, Cemetery. Photos made Oct. 1998. (Posted 5-16-2000)
- DANIEL W. McCOY, Lt. Col. 175th OHIO VOL. INF. (23 KB)
Lt. Col. Daniel W. McCoy (1842-1902) was commanding officer of 175th Ohio Vol. Inf. regiment during civil war. Prior service in 24th Ohio Vol. Inf. Photo ca 1865. (Posted 7-9-2000)
- HENRY PATRICK (12 KB)
Henry Patrick (1864-1927) of Marlboro Co., SC, was a grandson of Britton and Martha Patrick. He married Mary -??-, had daughters Anna M. (1896-??) and Lille M. (1898-??). Does anyone know who his parents were? (Posted 12-26-1999)
- BERTHA MAE McCOY OSBURN and children (48 KB)
Bertha Mae McCoy Osburn and five children in Waycross, GA. June/July 1945. Henry had just returned from Europe after WW2 and 3rd son Chester O'Brien Osburn was still in the Pacific war zone. Bertha Mae would die within weeks of this photo. (Posted 12-29-2000)
- HENGERER/HANGER ALTAR CLOTH (42 KB)
Altar cloth donated to Emanuel Lutheran Church, Woodstock, VA, by Friedrich and Eva Maragreda Hanger. Inscription reads...FRIEDERICH HENGERER EVA MARAGREDA HENGERIN WVTSTACK GOTT ALLEIN DIE EHR 1767....Altar cloth is on public display at the church. Photo made 5-1-2000. (Posted 5-5-2000)
- DANIEL W. McCOY, Capt. 24th OHIO VOL. INF. (22 KB)
Captain Daniel W. McCoy (1842-1902) 24th Ohio Vol. Inf. regiment. Photo ca 1864. Photo courtesy of John C. Rutherford, Springfield, MO., 1999. (posted 9-10-2000)
- ALEXANDER PATRICK (45 KB)
These two photos were identified as "Aleck Patrick" on the back of each and were found in the same box. Are they the same person? Could the one on the left be Alexander Patrick (1849-1901) and the other his son Alexander, Jr., (1884-1964)? Suggestions are welcome. (Both photos courtesy of Bobby Clark, Cheraw, SC.) (Posted 12-26-1999)
- JACOB T. FRIDLEY & HARRIET S. MOUNTS grave marker (55 KB)
Jacob Tharp Fridley (1820-1892,) son of Jacob and Nancy Hite Fridley. Harriet S. Mounts (1835-1906,) daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Stennet Mounts. Grave marker, with names of 3 children. Blue Grass, IA, cemetery. Photos made Oct. 1998. (Posted 5-16-2000)
- JAMES WALLACE PATRICK and 3 DAUGHTERS (65 KB)
Cecil Lee (1913-2001), James Wallace (1880-1959), Nellie (1908-1985), and Laura Belle Patrick (1910-1976). ca. 1930s Marlboro Co., SC. (Posted 3-14-2000)
- DANIEL W. McCOY grave marker (37 KB)
Daniel W. McCoy (1842-1902). Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt, IA. Photo ca 1989. (Posted 3-15-2000)
- DANIEL W. McCOY DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE (89 KB)
Daniel W. McCoy's discharge certificate from 24th OVI. Courtesy of Daniel J. McCoy, grandson, Derby, KS. (Posted 5-1-2000)
- ELIZABETH PATRICK (40 KB)
Elizabeth Patrick (1842- -??-.) Daughter of Britton and Martha Patrick. Marlboro County, SC. Photo courtesy of Joanne Harley, New Bern, NC. (Posted 5-11-2000)
- OSBURN KIDS (31 KB)
Front row seated, L to R: Naida Mae (1907-1996;) Cecil James (1899-1986;) Chester O'Brien (1911-1999;) Henry Otho (1904-1968.) Back row standing, L to R: Bertha Hortense (1901-1988) and Robert Joseph (1908-1911.) Robert Joseph's image was superimposed onto this original photograph- he had died the same week that Chester O'Brien was born. Parents are James Hackney and Bertha Mae McCoy Osburn. DeWitt, IA, ca 1912. (Posted 12-25-1999)
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- Blood Alley liberty... USS Lester DE-1022 (7 KB)
Upset WAVE in Snug Harbor, Newport, R.I. ...1960
- Fish of the Day - USS Talbot DEG-4 (13 KB)
My encounter with a working girl in Newport, R.I., ...1967
- Party Favors... I'd rather have cake! (5 KB)
The night a little redhead invited me into the bushes. Hamlet, N.C., 1951
- Quarterdeck Watches... USS Talbot DEG-4 (8 KB)
Unidentified officer creates uncertainty... Newport, R.I. ... 1968
- Black Beauty... the ebony Venus (8 KB)
My encounter with a naked girl at the ol' swimmin' hole. Hamlet, N.C., 1952
- The Booby Prize ... USS Dealey... DE-1006 (8 KB)
How much does a boob weigh? Shore Patrol Duty on Thames Street, Newport, R.I. ..1964
- DEW LINE... USS LESTER DE-1022 (9 KB)
Patrolling the icy North Atlantic during winter gale-force conditions.... ca 1959/1960
- The Matriarch (11 KB)
A tribute to my aunt Cecil, a remarkable woman. 1913 - 2001. Hamlet, N.C.
- Frank Sinatra in Concert... USS Dealey.. DE-1006 (6 KB)
Old Blue Eyes did it his way in Newport, R.I. 1965
- VISITS TO THE DOCTOR... Hamlet, N.C. (7 KB)
An embarrassing day at the doctor's office. ca 1950
- Liberty in Trinidad.. USS LESTER DE-1022 (8 KB)
Steel band, out-of-bounds joint, balky Shore Patrol truck and rip-off taxi driver. October 1957.
- The Harmonica Man... USS Lester DE-1022 (6 KB)
Kenneth Rounds' Concerts at sea... 1957-1960
- VISITS TO THE DENTIST... Hamlet, N.C. ca 1948 (6 KB)
This ten-year-old kid's first visit to a dentist's office was absolutely terrifying.
- Cat-and-Mouse Games.. USS Vreeland DE-1068 (12 KB)
David and Goliath encounter between the US and USSR navies in the Mediterranean Sea. 1972
- Misery in Cartagena, Colombia...USS Lester DE-1022 (12 KB)
Looking for a head while on shore leave, ..Oct. 21, 1957
- THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE... HAMLET, N.C., ca 1950 (7 KB)
How I nearly drowned the day frolicking and horse-play went wrong.
- FIREMAN LEE.. USS Lester DE-1022 (5 KB)
How fireman Lee poached my WAVE in Newport. 1960
- Shore Patrol in Greece... USS Saratoga CVA-60 (10 KB)
Playing clutch-butt with the working girls in Athens, ..1962.
- SALLY... THE BEAUTIFUL ONE. HAMLET, N.C. ca 1950 (5 KB)
Sally was always vigilant when I was near. How she thwarted all my amorous advances.
- Fish Fry for the Officers.. USS Lester DE-1022 (5 KB)
Steward's Mates catch fish for the wardroom, but do the officers know how they were baited? 1957—1960
- Izmir, Turkey... USS Lester DE-1022 (8 KB)
Scary tales, misinformation and bootleg cigarettes... Aug. 1958
- THE MISSING ROTOR BUTTON... USS LESTER DE-1022 (7 KB)
How I unintentionally pranked my shipmates by punishing a couple of unwilling ladies. Newport, R.I. 1960
- USS Spikefish SS-404....... USS Lester DE-1022 (4 KB)
The night the submarine force set the destroyer force straight. Mar del Plata, Argentina. 1959
- Chief Hacker... USS Dealey DE-1006 (15 KB)
Chief Dennis H. Hacker got the job done! 1964
- The Paratrooper,... Hamlet, N.C. (7 KB)
Charlie Osburn entertained the crowd by jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. ca 1951
- Black River... water moccasin haven (9 KB)
Fishing in a dark river infested with water moccasins deep in a North Carolina jungle. 1966
- Hanger Grave Stones (57 KB)
Grave marker inscriptions for Hangers in Augusta County, VA. Hanger Cemetery and Old Link Cemetery. (Posted 6-18-2001)
- A close encounter with a steam engine (6 KB)
My misadventure as a young boy on the railroad tracks. ca. 1951
- Cuban Escort Service... USS Dealey DE-1006 (6 KB)
Boat adrift... rescuing Cubans on the high sea off Havana. Summer 1965
- Inaccurate Compass... USS Dealey DE-1006 (4 KB)
Posting firemen to topside lookouts was not a good idea. ..1965
- SHIPBOARD MOVIES... USS LESTER DE-1022 (11 KB)
Showing movies aboard ship was collateral duty, but big stars such as Pam Grier and other foxy ladies made the chore less onerous. 1950s -- 1970s.
- Man overboard! USS Saratoga CVA-60 (9 KB)
Rescue of an airdale off the coast of Florida. ..Dec. 1963
- SNOWBOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA .. USS LESTER DE-1022 (9 KB)
The weekend buses and trains quit running in N.C. March 1960
- Sorry chow, USS LESTER DE-1022 (9 KB)
Pilfering food on a destroyer escort was big sport. This is the way a mess cook did it aboard USS Lester DE-1022 in the late 1950s.
- Highline & a balky fuel pump.. USS Saratoga CVA-60 (14 KB)
How I put Sara in danger. ..1962
- ELIJAH STRICKLAND'S PLACE... in the forks (4 KB)
Foolish antics with a tractor. Hamlet, N.C., ca. 1952
- Doing #1... USS LESTER DE-1022 (5 KB)
Relieving myself on the sly in Rome, Italy... 1958
- You can't wine'em and dine'em and work'em too! (7 KB)
My near butt kicking in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. USS Lester DE-1022.. 1960
- LIBERTY IN BOSTON ... USS TALBOT DEG-4 (13 KB)
Why I had to learn how to eat through a straw after a night of drinking and street fighting... 1967.
- Saturday Night Boxing USS Saratoga (CVA-60) (7 KB)
Marine vs Sailor grudge match on the hangar bay, Taranto, Italy. ..1963
- The Three-Bladed Screw... USS Lester DE-1022 (14 KB)
The day Lester ran aground in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. summer 1957
- KINGSTON, JAMAICA HIJINKS (7 KB)
The night Joe Claycomb tripped the generator off-line and the role I played in that incident. USS LESTER DE-1022.. Sept. 1957
- ASW, DIW and S&R ..USS Lester DE-1022 (8 KB)
Rescuing seamen from a sunken Italian merchant ship, ..1958
- Wild Hogs and Screw Worms (10 KB)
My encounter with wild hogs in the Georgia woods, Waycross, Ga. March 1955
- LOST CAPTAIN'S GIG... USS VREELAND DE-1068 (4 KB)
The night the captain's gig ran aground in Athens harbor. 1972
- The Boogerman and Other Spooks (9 KB)
A terrifying night in Marlboro County, S.C., when a ghost sent little kids flying through a cotton field escaping sure and certain ruin. 1943-1944
- GRAND CANAL... USS VREELAND DE-1068 (9 KB)
Plastic bags can bring a steam plant down. Venice, Italy, Dec. 1972
- The Hen Doctor (4 KB)
How I got chicken poop on my finger and spurred by a rooster, all on the same day. Marlboro Co. S.C. 1943
- EMERGENCY REFUELING ... USS VREELAND DE-1068 (9 KB)
Detour into the Azores... August 1972
- The High Hat Club (6 KB)
Entertaining little kids in a honky-tonk in Hamlet, N.C., early 1950s
- SWEET REVENGE... USS VREELAND DE-1068 (8 KB)
How crewman Aronis restored Vreeland's good name. Greek Isles 1972
- CHEW TOBACCO... don't forget to swallow! (3 KB)
My introduction to chewing tobacco as a five-year-old kid. Gun O Field Farm, Marlboro County, S.C. 1943
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