Remembering Daddy on Veteran’s Day

With Gratitude to WWII’s Silent Style

My father never talked about his time in the Navy during World War II. We did see pictures of him in uniform, knew he was a radio operator, and thought it was cool that he used Morse Code. There was also that Pea Coat in great condition, from when he was discharged in January of 1946. The coat was handed down to my brother then passed to my sisters and me, fashionable in the 1960s…