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- FAMILY
- Husband left for the Navy after VE day. He ended up getting more leave time than his two brothers in the Navy. Knew very little about the war in the Pacific. Husband was on the Santa Rosa and she read an article about the ship. Later another article called it a "Purple Heart Ship" which brought wounded soldiers back to the United States. As a newlywed she lived with her parents and worked, then lived in an apartment neighboring her parents-in-law's house. Furnished the apartment themselves. Apartment turned out quite nicely. Got $50 per month allotment, and had medical insurance, which paid for the baby's delivery. Daughter was born between 3