"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser crew, 1943.

1941-46, The War Years; WW II

Betty's Photos from The War Years.

Betty's Photos from The War Years.

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Betty.
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

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Betty
Two potential Bonnies without a Clyde. Circa 1942.

Two potential Bonnies without a Clyde. Circa 1942.

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Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme " CAR PLUS WOMAN OR MAN.
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

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Betty
Greetings from the Homefront

Greetings from the Homefront

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For the Vintage Photos Theme Park's theme, "BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR - Woman (or young child) behind the wheel" theme. Two young women near Nashville, Tennessee, 1943.
"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser crew, 1943.

"S" is for shipmates. My wife's father's Subchaser…

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SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH S in the Vintage Photos Theme Park
Navy Sub-chaser patrol craft

Navy Sub-chaser patrol craft

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Navy Sub-chaser patrol craft
Betty, 1943, Miami

Betty, 1943, Miami

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Betty, 1942, Miami
Relaxing with a good paperback.

Relaxing with a good paperback.

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1943 Miami. Submitted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park for the theme, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, OR ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS
Ensign Horton Tarpley, USNR, 1943

Ensign Horton Tarpley, USNR, 1943

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At Sub-chaser school in Miami
Betty's Photos from The War Years

Betty's Photos from The War Years

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Betty and Horton in Portsmouth, VA, 1945, awaiting departure of the USS Catamount.
They also serve who only stand and wait, or sit and look cute, as the case may be.

They also serve who only stand and wait, or sit an…

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My mother-in-law, center, with other wives of the USS Catamount's crew.
USS Catamount Officer's Wives, Portsmouth, VA, May, 1945

USS Catamount Officer's Wives, Portsmouth, VA, May…

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Betty
Six brides on a blanket. Norfolk, VA, 1945

Six brides on a blanket. Norfolk, VA, 1945

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Betty Parkes Tarpley, my mother-in-law, center back. USS Catamount Officer's Wives, May, 1945
Photographing the photographer in the Vintage Photos Theme Park

Photographing the photographer in the Vintage Phot…

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Officers and wives of USS Catamount getting some recreation before shipping out, Norfolk, Virginia, 1944. My wife's parents standing behind the photographer, presumably shooting movies of his child. That kid is about 75 years old today. YIKES!!!! This vintage stuff ain't as funny as it used to be ;).
US Navy Landing Ship Dock, (LSD) Same class as USS Catamount that Horton served aboard, 1945

US Navy Landing Ship Dock, (LSD) Same class as USS…

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US Navy Landing Ship Dock, (LSD) Same class as USS Catamount that Horton served aboard, 1945
Officers and men of the USS Catamount particiapte in a Crossing the Line ceremony marking the crossing of the Equator. Spring, 1945 in the Pacific

Officers and men of the USS Catamount particiapte…

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The royal court of Neptune.
Officers and men of the USS Catamount particiapte in a Crossing the Line ceremony markin the crossing of the Equator. Spring, 1945 in the Pacific

Officers and men of the USS Catamount particiapte…

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Officers and men of the USS Catamount particiapte in a Crossing the Line ceremony markin the crossing of the Equator. Spring, 1945 in the Pacific
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