Vintage family pictures - WWII
| Scribner family pictures |
| My grandfather, Harvey Scribner, Jr (or GG, as we called him), fought in the Flying Tigers in WWII in the Pacific Theater. |
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His brother, Harold Addison Scribner, also
fought in the Pacific Theater in WWII, only
Uncle Harold didn't come home. He went
down with his ship in February 1945. He
was initially listed as Missing in Action since
his shipmates saw him in the water after
they were hit, but not after. My
grandmother, who moved in with her
in-laws while GG was in the war told me
once how she remembers hearing a
blood-curdling
fought in the Pacific Theater in WWII, only
Uncle Harold didn't come home. He went
down with his ship in February 1945. He
was initially listed as Missing in Action since
his shipmates saw him in the water after
they were hit, but not after. My
grandmother, who moved in with her
in-laws while GG was in the war told me
once how she remembers hearing a
blood-curdling
scream from Mamaw (GG and Harold's mom, Ella Scribner) one day
after the mail came. Because he was MIA, she'd received the letter
first from his shipmates, rather than from the War Department itself.
Nanny said that kind of scream could only mean one thing.
Uncle Harold was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and his
name is on a monument at Fort William McKinley at Manila,
Philippines.
Harold Addison Scribner: Radioman Third Class, U.S. Navy Reserve
after the mail came. Because he was MIA, she'd received the letter
first from his shipmates, rather than from the War Department itself.
Nanny said that kind of scream could only mean one thing.
Uncle Harold was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and his
name is on a monument at Fort William McKinley at Manila,
Philippines.
Harold Addison Scribner: Radioman Third Class, U.S. Navy Reserve
| Cpl. "Mac" Iwarsley Pvt. H. Scribner Sgt. Fred Counsel June 6, 1944 1130pm Hartford, CT |
| GG & Harold |
| GG at work |
Harold & Friend
| GG |