How we met

cadetat6 · #1 03-30-2003, 05:09 PM

.Early in 1943,I went on a double date with a friend and the
Matthews sisters to Eastwood Amusement Park at Gratiot and 8 mile.It was a long drive from Detroit's west side. I was paired with Blance, but her sister, Charlotte (Micky) was a great looker and I thought she was the one for me. We all had a good time together. It was more like a friend's outing than a date. Two nights later, Micky was on her way home from her job at G.M.C.
She stopped at Simone's soda fountain shop where I was having a frozen Power House candy bar. We talked a while and I asked her to go for a ride. We drove to Belle Isle in my fathers 1940 Ford
and watched boats sail down the river. About four months later we got engaged just before I left for Army Air Corp. cadet training
I returned to Detroit to get married during a week long furlough.
Micky and I were apart for the next two years as I was sent to the Philippine Islands and occupation duty in Taegu, Korea. I returned home to her in July 1946. We celebrated our 57th
wedding anniversary May 15, 2001. Then Dec. 30, 2001 my Micky
went to be with our Lord. Our daughters and son-in-law are
Toni Ann Morneweck, Terry & Jack Ellis, and grandson Tim 16. We all live in same neighborhood in Novi.Micky's sister Blanche
Rosendale, now lives in St. Clair

nang · #2 03-30-2003, 06:10 PM

Great story. I bet Belle Isle was beautiful back then. Welcome Cadet.

DMZ-LT · #3 03-30-2003, 06:17 PM

Welcome cadet. My dad knew my Mother two weeks before he went overseas for five years, They wrote every day and got married two weeks after his return. Stayed married till she died 30 years later.

chilidog · #4 03-30-2003, 07:43 PM

Great story cadet, welcome aboard.

chilidog

catman · #5 03-30-2003, 08:08 PM

Cadet...welcome aboard, loved the story!

Trav

Arrow · #6 03-30-2003, 09:21 PM

Cadet,

Your story made me smile. I can see you finding each other in the soda shop. Remember the song "What a difference a day makes"?

Thank you Sir for your service to this great country.And welcome to the site.

Arrow>>>>>>

MORTARDUDE · #7 03-31-2003, 05:31 AM

I believe you are the only active WW2 vet here. We sure need your perspective on things. Take care !

Larry

Walts Daughter · #8 08-07-2004, 05:13 AM

Just wanted to say that Cadet and I have had the pleasure of becoming good friends over the last two months. I found his post on another site and I too fell in love with what he wrote. We found out that we are from the same area and ever since then have been exchanging email, faxes, etc. on an almost daily basis. I have his Memoirs featured on my site if you wish to stop by and see more of his writings.

I have been very honored to meet him. Believe me, he makes my day and he's the first one to join my message board. Here's to you my new friend.