Young Adult

John, Lu, and Bert in 1945

Bert and his car (1946)

Dick and his car (1946)

Bert dressed up for wedding

Bert in the Navy

Barb (Dick's daughter), Bert, MaryJo (Jay's daughter), John (Jay's son)

Bert and boat rides

Some of Bert's medals from military service in the Navy

(he was a SeaBee in Okinawa)

Seabees Veterans of America

Pacific Theater

This medal was awarded to any member of the United States Military who served in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 and was created on November 6, 1942

American Campaign Medal

The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the American Theater of Operations during World War II

Army Occupation Medal

The medal was created in the aftermath of the Second World War to recognize those who had performed occupation service in either Germany, Italy, Austria, or Japan.

Family picture

Left to right: Bert, Dick, Dad (John), Lu, Pat, Jay, Dick

Bert and Barbara (Dick's daughter)

Bert on the beach