tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post4462765619320899453..comments2024-02-04T19:01:49.455-06:00Comments on Itawamba Connections: Fessie survives kamikaze attack and largest naval battle in worldMona Robinson Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-76656695555151753902012-05-10T00:38:06.609-05:002012-05-10T00:38:06.609-05:00My husband, Robert B. Loar, was on the USS Reno wh...My husband, Robert B. Loar, was on the USS Reno when it was torpedoed. He went overboard and swam the Pacific until he was picked up. Had he been in his bunk he would have been killed but he was up on deck. He is now almost 86. He would never talk about his WWII experiences but as he is getting older, he is remembering. I am hoping maybe we could be in contact with someone who served on the USS Reno who may have known my husband. He does not know I am writing this. He has not been well, but today his doctor was very interested in his service and thanked him and it really picked him up (he has quite a few health issues now). Love ot hear from anyone at sukisammy@comcast.net. Mary LoarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-5784674412050399092008-12-01T09:30:00.000-06:002008-12-01T09:30:00.000-06:00Mona, cherish the few memories and war stories tha...Mona, cherish the few memories and war stories that you have about our "Greatest Generation", so described in Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert's books about WWII. There are/were so many men who returned,but kept these horrible stories to themselves; my mother's brother who survived the Death March to Bataan, figured a way to escape the death camp and take 6 officers out with him to live in the jungles for almost 2 years before getting picked up by a sub. He had to be so secretive about their escape, leaving the family wondering what all they had endured. Much of his story went to his grave with him in 1973.<BR/><BR/>So treasure what you have and thank you for sharing what you know and have learned - maybe some of "our" unanswered questions take on more meaning and understanding. The escapees brother, Murray W. Dyer, lived in the Tremont area from the time he returned home from service until his death in 1994. bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-18563065771465688472008-11-30T17:36:00.000-06:002008-11-30T17:36:00.000-06:00Thanks to both of you. It pleases me to share the...Thanks to both of you. It pleases me to share these stories about Fessie. He was such a character. I only wish I had listened more closely and asked a lot more questions!Mona Robinson Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-59780714128867982102008-11-30T16:32:00.000-06:002008-11-30T16:32:00.000-06:00I really enjoyed your articles about your grandfat...I really enjoyed your articles about your grandfather Fessie Manuel Pennington. We are so fortunate to have been told stories by our parents and grandparents - members of The Greatest Generation. I am an avid reader of your blog and some of the photographs you have shared through the blog are simply treasures. Please keep up the wonderful work!Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-86767123835189490902008-11-30T08:59:00.000-06:002008-11-30T08:59:00.000-06:00I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you for sharing.I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com