Gramps WWII
Gramps at attention
After my grandmother died in 2003, mom collected a treasure trove (to me anyway) of photos.
These were apparently taken after Gramps was drafted into the Army. I do not know the date. but he was in Britain for a a few years and was preparing to ship out to invade Japan when the Atomic bomb was dropped. So it could be anytime 44-47?
He did say that he was trained in Georgia, and this looks like basic training, or maybe just after. (note 09/2018) just discerned that these were taken at Camp Grant in Rockford Il.
The identities of the other guys in the pictures are lost to history. I cannot identify any of their names and no family recognizes any of them. I wonder what happened to them.
Gramps (James Bales) and Meem (Betty Bales [Astle] were some of the most caring, dear people to me and I will always miss them. However they were not good photographers! And terrible about labeling and dating photos.
Gramps WWII
Gramps at attention
After my grandmother died in 2003, mom collected a treasure trove (to me anyway) of photos.
These were apparently taken after Gramps was drafted into the Army. I do not know the date. but he was in Britain for a a few years and was preparing to ship out to invade Japan when the Atomic bomb was dropped. So it could be anytime 44-47?
He did say that he was trained in Georgia, and this looks like basic training, or maybe just after. (note 09/2018) just discerned that these were taken at Camp Grant in Rockford Il.
The identities of the other guys in the pictures are lost to history. I cannot identify any of their names and no family recognizes any of them. I wonder what happened to them.
Gramps (James Bales) and Meem (Betty Bales [Astle] were some of the most caring, dear people to me and I will always miss them. However they were not good photographers! And terrible about labeling and dating photos.