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Click this photo for more biography Click the links below for John's Pictures and stories Originally from SW Pennsylvania Sailed to Antarctica on a Research Vessel The ships on which I served	I am a 91year old retired merchant marine, master radio electronics officer. My current interests include the restoration and building of violins. Sail boats and amateur radio have also given me much pleasure over the years. I served in WWII in the Army Air Corps 379th Bomber Squadron as a radio operator/navigator. I have been fortunate in life, to have the opportunity to travel extensively. Friends and family have often asked me to preserve stories about my experiences and interests. These pages are a gallery of some of the things I've seen and done. I'll be adding memoirs and stories as time and inspiration permit. (This page updated, September 4, 2014)
Key Deer on No Name Key	I now live near a small town in the Florida panhandle. The name of the town is Mossy Head. My wife Lenore and I spend most winters in Key West, where my daughter lives. Before this, I lived in the Florida Keys, on the little island of No Name Key. We had no municipal electricity or water, but had all amenities provided by solar power, cistern water, and propane. Click here to see my property in mossy head; I have now moved into the newly renovated home on my farm.
My service in WWII with the 379th bomb group	In 1944 I was assigned to the 8th Air Force's 379th Bomb Group,526th squadron in the European Theater and Participated in the Battle of the Ardennes as a radio operator/gunner on a B-17 based in Kimbolten England.
A view of nearby Lake Pomme de Terre Click here to see my Elkton property	A few years ago I sold my mobile home park located in Elkton, Missouri. Elkton is a small village that was once a stop on the Overland Stage and was also the home of Sally Rand, the famous fan dancer of the 30s. Today it is a quiet hideaway in the heart of the beautiful Ozarks and one of the least expensive places to live in the USA.
Click here to see my restorations	My restored "S.B.C's" (small British cars) In Recent years I have developed an interest in restoring classic cars completing a TR-7 and now working on an MGB
About John's Hobbies	I've pursued a number of interests and hobbies in my life, including Amateur Radio, trout fishing and camping. Once I even rode in a rodeo in Beatty, Nevada.
Lorelei Underway	One of the most memorable events of my life was a 7 month cruise along the Mexican Riviera with my wife and daughter from San Diego California to the Florida Keys through the Panama Canal in our Kettenberg K-43 Sailing sloop, Lorelei.

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