I ESTIMATE THESE PORTRAITS AS BEING DONE BETWEEN 1943-1946  

Herbert Merle Hawkes
81st ADRM SQDN - 9th Air Force - U S A A F

I hope to soon publish approximately 150 letters
written home to my family during WWII service by Uncle Herb
Much too Much to offer here!*!

My Brother Alvy's Buddy Bond
Purchased for his "Buddy" and his Uncle Herb

Foster Leonard Hawkes USS Bradford

Read the WWII Diary of a USS BRADFORD Chief Machinists Mate

Maggie (My Grandmother) and her daughter Alice (My Mother), Alice's Husband
Gene (My Father) and Alice & Gene's Son Alvy (My Brother) wrote letters and PRAYED.

A News Clip - Yellowed and Faded but
Cherished by a Proud Mom - "Maggie"

Yours Truly wasn't born yet but am thankful for my Uncles Service
in the Armed Forces and the Freedoms they fought to protect.

FAMILY TIES are LASTING BONDS woven in each HEART
to KEEP A FAMILY CLOSE IN THOUGHT TOGETHER OR APART

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER

Fortunately both Uncle Foster and Uncle Herb Survived the War
However many of their comrads in Arms did not.
Read about the
The Bent Prop Project
They search the waters and jungles of the western Pacific, in what they hope are intelligent ways,
for clues that may lead to the location and identification
of wreck sites and remains of men who gave their lives in defense of America.
They work closely with
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC)
"Until They Are Home"
JPAC's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans
missing as a result of our nation's previous conflicts.

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