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In December of 2001, the web
geeks of USSGRIDLEY.COM got an e-mail from a young woman in Australia.
She was looking for her father, whom she had only recently found out
about from her mother. By Christmas we had tracked down quite a
bit of information, we being Letitia herself and the group of Phil
Carter, Bob Lonergan, David
Pitman, Ed Thralls, Jim Hampton, Bob Jack, Richard Aamodt, Jack (The
Paymaster), and Inomata
Kingi. (Hereinafter known as the GRIDLEY uncles)
Now, Letitia is in
contact with her father and his family and we will keep you posted when
there is some concrete information. For now, we will respect
the privacy of our shipmate.
Phil Carter will be in
Australia on business this Fall and visit Letitia on behalf of the
GRIDLEY uncles.
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Letitia |
Hi Keith & Phil
I found your name on the USS Gridley
site (http://home.nycap.rr.com/pwcarter/)
and am interested in trying to locate an African American
serviceman (serving on the USS Gridley) who goes by the name of
(deleted). He met my mother (Robin) when she was performing at
the Port Authority, for the Battle of the Coral Sea Celebrations
in Wellington New Zealand on 21 May 1967. His friend (I don't
know his name) went out with her best friend Rosemary. They
returned to Wellington in April 1968.
My mother has only just told me
that (deleted) is my father. I was born on 20 February 1968, in
Napier New Zealand. My name is Letitia. I am now 33yo,
married, and have a 4mth old daughter. I am happily
settled in my life, and now live in Australia. I am interested
in locating my father for medical reasons, not only for myself,
but now for my daughter.
If you know of him, and know of
his whereabouts, or any other information, please could you
respond. From what I can gather, he was about 32 or 33, when he
met my mother, so he may be 65 or 66 now. I am not looking for
any financial assistance, I just want to find out the other half
of my heritage. I would love to see a photo of him, to see if
we look alike.
I am aware that he could either
be living, or may have even passed over. But if I have any
siblings (which I understand I have), I would like to make
contact with them.
By the way...your site is
brilliant and very informative!
Thanking you in advance, and
Happy Holidays
Regards
Letitia
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