This photograph was taken at my grandmother's home on 26th Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. I assume my pap was home on leave after completing his basic training before heading to Fort George G. Meade in Maryland for cook school.
Month: March 2012
Pap: Taken April 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Here's a final picture of my pap at Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he completed his basic training after being drafted into the Army of the United States in February 1946. Looking closely at the side, it looks like someone named this tank "Martha Frances." Another cute comment from Grammie appears on the back of this… Continue reading Pap: Taken April 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Pap: Taken 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
My pap believes this photograph was taken at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Pap: Taken April 1946 at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia
It's a little blurry, but here is a shot of an unidentified serviceman at the camp near Bowling Green, Virginia where my pap completed his bivouac training. I did a quick MapQuest search and Fort A.P. Hill is about three hours from where my pap completed his basic training at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Pap: Taken April 1946 at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia
Taken sometime in April 1946 at Fort A.P. Hill near Bowling Green, Virginia, this photograph shows my pap and fellow serviceman on a "bivouac" or camping excursion at the end of their basic training. "Boy! Do I like white." - Grammie's caption
Pap: Taken April 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Another shot of my 18-year old grandfather in uniform during his basic training in Maryland.
Pap: Taken April 16, 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
A wide shot taken at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the army’s oldest active proving ground, or weapons testing area.
Pap: Taken April 16, 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Another cute caption from Grammie can be found on the back of this photograph: "I bet you were working hard, huh!"
Pap: Taken April 16, 1946 at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Another photo of "Tommy" taken at Aberdeen Proving Ground on April 16, 1946.
Birmingham: The Pittsburgh of the South
One of my new Twitter friends, the Birmingham Public Library, tweeted me a fun fact about the city of Birmingham, Alabama. A century ago, one of Birmingham's nicknames was "The Pittsburgh of the South." The nickname is fitting given the two cities' similar urban developments. Like "The Steel City," the city of Birmingham saw an… Continue reading Birmingham: The Pittsburgh of the South
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