My Dad always regretted that he was never assigned to leave the states during WWII. He was sent to the Naval Air Station at Grand Prairie Texas and spent the duration of the war there. There was not that much excitement and the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked the men were issued billy clubs. My Dad often wondered what the authorities expected them to do with the billy clubs if the Japanese flew overhead. He would just laugh at the mental picture of the men waving their billy clubs at the enemy. My Dad served as an aviation mechanic so I'm sure that his participation was most appreciated by the pilots.

Sharlene Lund
Highland, CA