If the family has any other service items (ribbons, medals, photos, his bars, etc.) for a shadow box to his memory and service, add the calendar. He did some steaming, seems like almost seven of those nine months he was at sea or in a hot zone.

Awesome record for your family!

thanks for posting, I'm officially done complaining about little things now. and thank you to your father in law.

I wonder what kind of pen was used, it doesn't look like a ball point.

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Originally posted by TRIO:
I wonder what kind of pen was used, it doesn't look like a ball point.

Appears to have been written with a fountain pen. Although ballpoint pens were invented long before, they did not become popular or common until after World War II.

Ballpoint pens did not come around until the early 1950s.

Photo taken dy of launch 765. My father in law is indicated by red arrow.
The cartoon was found after he died so could not get story behind it.

Very cool. Thanks for posting!

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by TRIO:
I wonder what kind of pen was used, it doesn't look like a ball point.

Appears to have been written with a fountain pen. Although ballpoint pens were invented long before, they did not become popular or common until after World War II.

Learn something everyday! I thought ball points were popular in late 1930's.
Did not realize how expensive they were initially.