Calvin served on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class. He was a hard worker and seemed very knowledgeable even though education stopped at 3rd grade. He taught himself to read. He could and did read blueprints. He was steamfitter by trade.
By chosen profession he was able to support his large family and build a home in Independence large enough for him, wife and six children. His trade came via experience from his father a plumber.
He and the family was a member of the Fairmount Christain Church in Independence, MO. Never liked to miss a Sunday.
He was 47 yrs. 7 months and 23 days old when he died.
One time the men were hunting according to Chet Smith, a friend and not related to the family, and Calvin Sr. had his son Calvin Jr. there. He started firing his gun and a person named Fred Daniels said, "Keep the pop gun quiet if you can't hit anything." This event occured at the Wayne Steinbach cabin where they duck hunted in Mendon, Chariton County, Missouri.
Calvin was on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class, he wrote to his wife and children. He made a set of salt and pepper shakers from bullets off the Rigel, or so it was thought. It turns out there was a lot of those made on the boat and taken home by the sailors. It was a destroyer converted to a repair ship but they did leave four 3 inch guns they call them mounted on the deck. They are dated 1945. We know he was in the Phillipines and that he was in Australia while on the ship. The ship was decommissioned in the summer of 1946. Found he was on the ship from March 6, 1944 through Nov. 28, 1945. We was allowed to view some letters another family member had Calvin received from some old navy buddies. Made copies of them. Found a Fred Bouden picture and letter. A mention of a fellow named Joe Price. There was some others. A Harvey was in one letter with a wife named Ruth. These would have been also some military friends although not necessarily from the ship.
He was a pipefitter for Interstate Heating and Plumbing. Belonged to local 533 Pipefitters Union.
By chosen profession he was able to support his large family and build a home in Independence large enough for him, wife and six children. His trade came via experience from his father a plumber.
He and the family was a member of the Fairmount Christain Church in Independence, MO. Never liked to miss a Sunday.
He was 47 yrs. 7 months and 23 days old when he died.
One time the men were hunting according to Chet Smith, a friend and not related to the family, and Calvin Sr. had his son Calvin Jr. there. He started firing his gun and a person named Fred Daniels said, "Keep the pop gun quiet if you can't hit anything." This event occured at the Wayne Steinbach cabin where they duck hunted in Mendon, Chariton County, Missouri.
Calvin was on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class, he wrote to his wife and children. He made a set of salt and pepper shakers from bullets off the Rigel, or so it was thought. It turns out there was a lot of those made on the boat and taken home by the sailors. It was a destroyer converted to a repair ship but they did leave four 3 inch guns they call them mounted on the deck. They are dated 1945. We know he was in the Phillipines and that he was in Australia while on the ship. The ship was decommissioned in the summer of 1946. Found he was on the ship from March 6, 1944 through Nov. 28, 1945. We was allowed to view some letters another family member had Calvin received from some old navy buddies. Made copies of them. Found a Fred Bouden picture and letter. A mention of a fellow named Joe Price. There was some others. A Harvey was in one letter with a wife named Ruth. These would have been also some military friends although not necessarily from the ship.
He was a pipefitter for Interstate Heating and Plumbing. Belonged to local 533 Pipefitters Union.
Calvin served on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class. He was a hard worker and seemed very knowledgeable even though education stopped at 3rd grade. He taught himself to read. He could and did read blueprints. He was steamfitter by trade.
By chosen profession he was able to support his large family and build a home in Independence large enough for him, wife and six children. His trade came via experience from his father a plumber.
He and the family was a member of the Fairmount Christain Church in Independence, MO. Never liked to miss a Sunday.
He was 47 yrs. 7 months and 23 days old when he died.
One time the men were hunting according to Chet Smith, a friend and not related to the family, and Calvin Sr. had his son Calvin Jr. there. He started firing his gun and a person named Fred Daniels said, "Keep the pop gun quiet if you can't hit anything." This event occured at the Wayne Steinbach cabin where they duck hunted in Mendon, Chariton County, Missouri.
Calvin was on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class, he wrote to his wife and children. He made a set of salt and pepper shakers from bullets off the Rigel, or so it was thought. It turns out there was a lot of those made on the boat and taken home by the sailors. It was a destroyer converted to a repair ship but they did leave four 3 inch guns they call them mounted on the deck. They are dated 1945. We know he was in the Phillipines and that he was in Australia while on the ship. The ship was decommissioned in the summer of 1946. Found he was on the ship from March 6, 1944 through Nov. 28, 1945. We was allowed to view some letters another family member had Calvin received from some old navy buddies. Made copies of them. Found a Fred Bouden picture and letter. A mention of a fellow named Joe Price. There was some others. A Harvey was in one letter with a wife named Ruth. These would have been also some military friends although not necessarily from the ship.
He was a pipefitter for Interstate Heating and Plumbing. Belonged to local 533 Pipefitters Union.
By chosen profession he was able to support his large family and build a home in Independence large enough for him, wife and six children. His trade came via experience from his father a plumber.
He and the family was a member of the Fairmount Christain Church in Independence, MO. Never liked to miss a Sunday.
He was 47 yrs. 7 months and 23 days old when he died.
One time the men were hunting according to Chet Smith, a friend and not related to the family, and Calvin Sr. had his son Calvin Jr. there. He started firing his gun and a person named Fred Daniels said, "Keep the pop gun quiet if you can't hit anything." This event occured at the Wayne Steinbach cabin where they duck hunted in Mendon, Chariton County, Missouri.
Calvin was on the USS Rigel during WW II he was a Seaman 2nd Class, he wrote to his wife and children. He made a set of salt and pepper shakers from bullets off the Rigel, or so it was thought. It turns out there was a lot of those made on the boat and taken home by the sailors. It was a destroyer converted to a repair ship but they did leave four 3 inch guns they call them mounted on the deck. They are dated 1945. We know he was in the Phillipines and that he was in Australia while on the ship. The ship was decommissioned in the summer of 1946. Found he was on the ship from March 6, 1944 through Nov. 28, 1945. We was allowed to view some letters another family member had Calvin received from some old navy buddies. Made copies of them. Found a Fred Bouden picture and letter. A mention of a fellow named Joe Price. There was some others. A Harvey was in one letter with a wife named Ruth. These would have been also some military friends although not necessarily from the ship.
He was a pipefitter for Interstate Heating and Plumbing. Belonged to local 533 Pipefitters Union.
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