"To the best machinist mate in the fleet"
Thaddeus A. Szczypiorski
(1914-1976)
Machinist Mate 3rd Class
USS Gillette DE-681
"Well Done!"
From your children,
Warren and Theodora.
From your grandchildren,
Alan, Daniel, Thad, and Scott.
From your great-grandson,
Evan Joseph.
From all who cared for you,
who keep you in their memory.
From those who sailed with you
and will sail again some day.
(photo: Brooklyn, New York 1944)
Thank you, Grandpa. I promise to remember.
I promise never to let any army take away our home. |
