My uncle Leonard Kangas was a storekeeper aboard the Wasp. When the torpedo hit it was close to that area where he was on duty, we understand. He never stood a chance of survival. All five Kangas brothers were in branches of the service during that war. I’m sure other families In Town also worried about their sons as much as my grandparents did about their own boys. Still the greatest generation..
Thank you for the photos of my father and uncle. I still have some of my father’s navy uniforms, the bell bottom trousers, pea coat, pullover shirt, wool turtleneck, and silk tie. When I went to college in New York City in 1969, I used to wear the bell bottom trousers and pea coat! Can’t believe I did that! But that was the 60’s.
My uncle Leonard Kangas was a storekeeper aboard the Wasp. When the torpedo hit it was close to that area where he was on duty, we understand. He never stood a chance of survival. All five Kangas brothers were in branches of the service during that war. I’m sure other families In Town also worried about their sons as much as my grandparents did about their own boys. Still the greatest generation..
Thank you for the photos of my father and uncle. I still have some of my father’s navy uniforms, the bell bottom trousers, pea coat, pullover shirt, wool turtleneck, and silk tie. When I went to college in New York City in 1969, I used to wear the bell bottom trousers and pea coat! Can’t believe I did that! But that was the 60’s.
A special thank you to the Kangas family for their sacrifices.