re: Relatives that served in World War 2

My grandfather was 17 years old on December 7, 1941. He joined the Navy on December 8, 1941. He turned 18 later that month. He was at Guadalcanal 8 months later.

My grandmother worked in a factory making parachutes during the War.

They didn’t meet until after my grandfather was discharged in April 1945. He had been in a New Orleans hospital recovering from wounds and malaria since late 1944.