My car was a 1950 Ford convertible in 1950.
I had a good job at General Motors. I also had a second job at a gas station at the Ford dealer.
Roller skating was a favorite pastime. I had a girlfriend, but her mother told me that I would never be her son-in-law. I deserved her rejection. I had been rude to her.
I was drafted into the US Army in May of 1952.
I was stationed in Fort Eustis, Virginia, which is near Williamsburg, Virginia. One of the people in my company was Arthur E. Silva; we became close friends. He was a undercover CID agent, but kept it secret. I saw information about him on the bulletin board of a nearby company. The captain of the nearby company was convicted of theft.
I was awarded post soldier of the week. I spent a week as an aid to the commanding general of Fort Eustis.
After basic training I missed being shipped overseas, because I went home for my grandmother's funeral. There were several others, who also missed being shipped out.
Four or five of us would go to Richmond on the week-ends. We slept at the YMCA ($3). We went to the USO for entertainment.
Mary sat close to me in the convertible on one occasion. One thing led to another. Mary's mother and sister approved of us getting married. Mary's mother helped to get our marriage license. On June 27, 1953 we were married. We rented an apartment in Williamsburg.
I was disharged in May, 1954
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