![1905: The Jennings family. Dad, the baby of the group looking very self-conscious in his white gown.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98940470.YqzbFZTU.jpg) 1905: The Jennings family. Dad, the baby of the group looking very self-conscious in his white gown. |
![c. 1910: Trent, TX. Dad the barefoot schoolboy, center front row. Detail from original print.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99040178.uiAxvsfz.jpg) c. 1910: Trent, TX. Dad the barefoot schoolboy, center front row. Detail from original print. |
![1919: Purcell, OK. Dad (age 15) as high school sophomore, about the time his future bride, my mother, was born.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98852587.5LbHYuh0.jpg) 1919: Purcell, OK. Dad (age 15) as high school sophomore, about the time his future bride, my mother, was born. |
![c. 1921: Blackpool, England. My grandmother Veronica, great-aunt Lily. Kids from left Norma, Virginia (my mother), Alethea](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99037919.uBEVtL5k.jpg) c. 1921: Blackpool, England. My grandmother Veronica, great-aunt Lily. Kids from left Norma, Virginia (my mother), Alethea |
![c. 1921: Blackpool, England. Alethea and mom (right).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99149523.QKYDhWOv.jpg) c. 1921: Blackpool, England. Alethea and mom (right). |
![c. 1925: Purcell, OK: Dad (bottom right) with sister and brothers.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98941197.1xtnANVk.jpg) c. 1925: Purcell, OK: Dad (bottom right) with sister and brothers. |
![1926: Glasgow, Scotland. Mom's first holy communion.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107323105.UoA3W4QJ.jpg) 1926: Glasgow, Scotland. Mom's first holy communion. |
![1926 Virgy, Alethea, Norma, Bill](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107532861.CzltnPRf.jpg) 1926 Virgy, Alethea, Norma, Bill |
![c. 1929: Dad (far right) and some fellow med students at the University of Oklahoma.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98950292.TNedhIzb.jpg) c. 1929: Dad (far right) and some fellow med students at the University of Oklahoma. |
![1931: Clapham Notre Dame Convent, London. Mom (far left middle row). Alethea (far right standing behind horse).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99150968.wSCcOc6B.jpg) 1931: Clapham Notre Dame Convent, London. Mom (far left middle row). Alethea (far right standing behind horse). |
![c. 1932: Bray Promenade, Wicklow, Ireland. From left Norma, Grandmother Veronica, Mom, Great Aunt Teresa](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107289281.8Vn0VmNx.jpg) c. 1932: Bray Promenade, Wicklow, Ireland. From left Norma, Grandmother Veronica, Mom, Great Aunt Teresa |
![1936: Fort Clark, TX. Dad (age 32) during cavalry days.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98847808.Fhc5ymo5.jpg) 1936: Fort Clark, TX. Dad (age 32) during cavalry days. |
![c. 1936: Fort Clark, TX. Dad (left).](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/107325107.tMP0YDSz.jpg) c. 1936: Fort Clark, TX. Dad (left). |
![c. 1936: Mom at about 17.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99038488.wymjKovH.jpg) c. 1936: Mom at about 17. |
![c. 1938: Dublin, Ireland. Norma and Mom at Aunt Lilly's (with unidentified male)](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107533116.YpTFihNr.jpg) c. 1938: Dublin, Ireland. Norma and Mom at Aunt Lilly's (with unidentified male) |
![1939: Dublin, Ireland. Mom at her Aunt Lily's home.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99147859.yHpMi0Vh.jpg) 1939: Dublin, Ireland. Mom at her Aunt Lily's home. |
![1941: Washington, DC. Dad, recently returned from duty in Hawaii.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107525335.SfxekOEv.jpg) 1941: Washington, DC. Dad, recently returned from duty in Hawaii. |
![1942: Minter Field, Bakersfield CA. Picture scanned from the base yearbook](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98853872.ZoulNeks.jpg) 1942: Minter Field, Bakersfield CA. Picture scanned from the base yearbook |
![1943: Oklahoma. Dad (left) with brothers Blake, Owen and Boots.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98950875.kGkB7GBs.jpg) 1943: Oklahoma. Dad (left) with brothers Blake, Owen and "Boots." |
![1943: Finchley, London. From left: Pat, Bob, Mom, brother Bill, Marjorie, brother Clem, sister Thora.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107322057.3FmPEdyQ.jpg) 1943: Finchley, London. From left: "Pat," "Bob," Mom, brother Bill, "Marjorie," brother Clem, sister Thora. |
![c. 1944: Dad's Short Snorter (see caption below for explanation) on reverse of British 10-shilling note.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98956426.rK6qc5VU.jpg) c. 1944: Dad's "Short Snorter" (see caption below for explanation) on reverse of British 10-shilling note. |
![1944: Marks Hall, Essex, England. Dad (left) at HQ 9th Bomber Command.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107529720.AbPEWCPu.jpg) 1944: Marks Hall, Essex, England. Dad (left) at HQ 9th Bomber Command. |
![1944: Reims, France. Dad in office at HQ Ninth Bomber Command](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99347468.Bmlrckyi.jpg) 1944: Reims, France. Dad in office at HQ Ninth Bomber Command |
![1944: Reims, France Dad (right) with Gen Samuel E. Anderson](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/29/805529/3/166682464.MbVQEq4P.jpg) 1944: Reims, France Dad (right) with Gen Samuel E. Anderson |
![1945: Dublin, Ireland. Mom (left), Thora, Norma with unidentified males at their Aunt Lily's house.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107975946.qCAbUK6Z.jpg) 1945: Dublin, Ireland. Mom (left), Thora, Norma with unidentified males at their Aunt Lily's house. |
![1945: Mom's travel permit for the British Isles, issued July 20, 1945.](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/29/805529/3/98850899.ZM4ZecaX.jpg) 1945: Mom's travel permit for the British Isles, issued July 20, 1945. |
![1945: Mom's British passport issued Nov 28, 1945 (age 26).](https://a4.pbase.com/g12/29/805529/3/98851021.ep0h7foj.jpg) 1945: Mom's British passport issued Nov 28, 1945 (age 26). |
![1946: Hotel Raleigh, Washington DC](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98893559.jFzxRFvL.jpg) 1946: Hotel Raleigh, Washington DC |
![1946: Mom in Joan Crawford hair, somewhere in Mexico.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/105896054.mckffU3J.jpg) 1946: Mom in Joan Crawford hair, somewhere in Mexico. |
![1946: Dad in Mexico. The car is a 1940 model Buick Eight, still with wartime (1942) license plate.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/105895088.DntbbNHy.jpg) 1946: Dad in Mexico. The car is a 1940 model Buick Eight, still with wartime (1942) license plate. |
![1947: Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland. Mom (left) with Clem, Thora and Grandmother Veronica. All looking oddly eccentric.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98951666.eV0hTRKy.jpg) 1947: Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland. Mom (left) with Clem, Thora and Grandmother Veronica. All looking oddly eccentric. |
![1947: Dublin, Ireland. Mom with her mother, Veronica.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/125067562.n7HSgZtW.jpg) 1947: Dublin, Ireland. Mom with her mother, Veronica. |
![1947: Ireland. From left Mom, Grandmother Veronica, Thora, Norma](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99035430.pNaFTj7D.jpg) 1947: Ireland. From left Mom, Grandmother Veronica, Thora, Norma |
![1947: Hats on parade. O'Connell St. Dublin, Ireland. From left, Norma, Mom, Thora](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98951811.I7XnFCIm.jpg) 1947: Hats on parade. O'Connell St. Dublin, Ireland. From left, Norma, Mom, Thora |
![c. 1948: Portland, ME. Mom (right) with Alethea and Mickey.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107525480.PZOeDQYB.jpg) c. 1948: Portland, ME. Mom (right) with Alethea and "Mickey." |
![c. 1948: San Antonio, TX. The newlyweds with Dad's sister-in-law, Mary (left).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98951532.rSVDP4kC.jpg) c. 1948: San Antonio, TX. The newlyweds with Dad's sister-in-law, Mary (left). |
![1948: The media frenzy surrounding my birth consisted of this telegram from Mel and Alethea.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/107983362.qZCPQ4Ar.jpg) 1948: The media frenzy surrounding my birth consisted of this telegram from Mel and Alethea. |
![c. 1950: Tampa, FL. Dad was stationed at MacDill AFB when I was born](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98951181.M3anRV4x.jpg) c. 1950: Tampa, FL. Dad was stationed at MacDill AFB when I was born |
![c. 1950: Tampa, Florida](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99345672.faEACO8b.jpg) c. 1950: Tampa, Florida |
![1951: Springfield, MA. With Mom and Dad.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/125078718.0iM2NtBX.jpg) 1951: Springfield, MA. With Mom and Dad. |
![1952: Longmeadow, MA. Adults from left, Alethea, Dad, Mom. Kids from left Jill, John, Bob.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98958805.mCcB69Ws.jpg) 1952: Longmeadow, MA. Adults from left, Alethea, Dad, Mom. Kids from left Jill, John, Bob. |
![1952: Paul's Valley, OK. Dad second from left. Bob in front. The last time they were all together.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99069867.pHW8ZuNJ.jpg) 1952: Paul's Valley, OK. Dad second from left. Bob in front. The last time they were all together. |
![1952: Passport for trip to Japan.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107983966.rnCjSH0P.jpg) 1952: Passport for trip to Japan. |
![c. 1953: Poolside with mom in Japan.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98952340.4UJVybzf.jpg) c. 1953: Poolside with mom in Japan. |
![1953: Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea. Dad (left).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98848552.RmTD0kZh.jpg) 1953: Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea. Dad (left). |
![c. 1954 Tachikawa AFB, Japan. With friend Doug Exon (left).](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/110688901.3cyk1Aoo.jpg) c. 1954 Tachikawa AFB, Japan. With friend Doug Exon (left). |
![c. 1954: Japan. My first cocktail party. Mom in dark dress. Dad far right.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98952423.xuvsJm7P.jpg) c. 1954: Japan. My first cocktail party. Mom in dark dress. Dad far right. |
![1954: With mom the day we departed Japan for the US.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99072429.FlndAz93.jpg) 1954: With mom the day we departed Japan for the US. |
![1954: Bob on the day we left Japan.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99071888.xxvaH1aw.jpg) 1954: Bob on the day we left Japan. |
![1954: On board Navy transport prior to departure. Mom (far left), Dad (far right).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99433679.Thq8QRnp.jpg) 1954: On board Navy transport prior to departure. Mom (far left), Dad (far right). |
![1954: Ireland. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Donal Crosbie and my Aunt Norma's wedding.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/115450212.VBc5NuQ1.jpg) 1954: Ireland. "Smoke 'em if you got 'em!" Donal Crosbie and my Aunt Norma's wedding. |
![1956: Passport for trip to Ireland and Scotland.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107984190.mTjhbZIw.jpg) 1956: Passport for trip to Ireland and Scotland. |
![1956: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC. Mom and Dad upper right. Me in front with Dick and Jane reader.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98848672.j7z41eKq.jpg) 1956: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC. Mom and Dad upper right. Me in front with "Dick and Jane" reader. |
![1956: Washington, DC.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/110685787.MQpH8u0e.jpg) 1956: Washington, DC. |
![c. 1957: Groton Long Point, CT. Bob (left) with cousins Jill and Bruce.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99433222.jTFBKFf3.jpg) c. 1957: Groton Long Point, CT. Bob (left) with cousins Jill and Bruce. |
![1958: Bolling AFB, Wash DC. Cub scout days. Bob (far left) with fellow inmates.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/98851216.v24XGwFM.jpg) 1958: Bolling AFB, Wash DC. Cub scout days. Bob (far left) with fellow inmates. |
![1961: Washington, DC. Photo from Polaroid demo in department store.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/29/805529/1/110685796.KZcGwees.W_L.jpg) 1961: Washington, DC. Photo from Polaroid demo in department store. |
![1962: Tony and me after church. Flushing, NY](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/29/805529/3/154935000.oduZGoJR.jpg) 1962: Tony and me after church. Flushing, NY |
![1962: Frank, me, Veronica, Moira, Pauline, Tony](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/29/805529/3/154935008.fH5vC6RU.jpg) 1962: Frank, me, Veronica, Moira, Pauline, Tony |
![1963: Groton Long Point, CT. Mom (left), Grandmother Veronica, Alethea, Clem](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107975921.SilKOVTd.jpg) 1963: Groton Long Point, CT. Mom (left), Grandmother Veronica, Alethea, Clem |
![1963: NYC Copacabana Lounge. From left: Clem, Mom, Norma, Alethea, Donal.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/125033463.yBqN1jlO.jpg) 1963: NYC Copacabana Lounge. From left: Clem, Mom, Norma, Alethea, Donal. |
![1965: Arlington, VA High school baseball.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/109725414.cbCqgsEt.jpg) 1965: Arlington, VA High school baseball. |
![1965: Arlington, VA. Dad and Mom on Mother's Day. The way I remember them.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/104142683.PiXd7Cws.jpg) 1965: Arlington, VA. Dad and Mom on Mother's Day. The way I remember them. |
![1965: Washington DC Cousin Frank with Mom in front of a certain building.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99747782.ELNh9PRy.jpg) 1965: Washington DC Cousin Frank with Mom in front of a certain building. |
![1965: Arlington, VA. JFK grave. Far left: Cousins Tony and Frank. Far right: Mom (hand over mouth).](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99758273.mX67XJz6.jpg) 1965: Arlington, VA. JFK grave. Far left: Cousins Tony and Frank. Far right: Mom (hand over mouth). |
![1965: Boston. Clem and Mom. If it looks like big sister was giving her younger brother some advice, she was.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99773704.dGfrbcFw.jpg) 1965: Boston. Clem and Mom. If it looks like big sister was giving her younger brother some advice, she was. |
![1965: Arlington VA Cousin Tony (left) and me (right)](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/29/805529/3/166688944.inj98vBV.jpg) 1965: Arlington VA Cousin Tony (left) and me (right) |
![1966: Foxboro, MA. Gathering for the paparazzi at Clem's and Lois' wedding reception.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/99771478.R9Tl1r3S.jpg) 1966: Foxboro, MA. Gathering for the paparazzi at Clem's and Lois' wedding reception. |
![1967: Brookehill: Killybegs, Donegal, Ireland c. 1925 (top) and 1967. From left in bottom photo: Mom, Donal, Alethea](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107529559.VHsZ5O4B.jpg) 1967: Brookehill: Killybegs, Donegal, Ireland c. 1925 (top) and 1967. From left in bottom photo: Mom, Donal, Alethea |
![1971: Flushing, NY. Mom at brother Bill's](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/104144638.quaOOsZy.jpg) 1971: Flushing, NY. Mom at brother Bill's |
![1971: Groton Long Point, CT. Mom and sister Alethea (right)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/104146000.XCHLxXhP.jpg) 1971: Groton Long Point, CT. Mom and sister Alethea (right) |
![1971: Groton Long Point, CT. Donal, Mom, Norma, Michelle](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/109634061.dHGg39ct.jpg) 1971: Groton Long Point, CT. Donal, Mom, Norma, Michelle |
![1971: Arlington, VA. With Mom and Dad.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/107526129.Hujrp8x3.jpg) 1971: Arlington, VA. With Mom and Dad. |
![1973: Arlington, VA. Christmas day.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/107534489.U9NYpgoe.jpg) 1973: Arlington, VA. Christmas day. |
![1975: Arlington National Cemetery. Dad's final resting place.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/118893223.pugZlNT7.jpg) 1975: Arlington National Cemetery. Dad's final resting place. |
![1977: Arlington, VA. Christmas with Mom.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/110685527.dflH4VzX.jpg) 1977: Arlington, VA. Christmas with Mom. |
![1982: Stonington, CT. Mom with brother-in-law, Donal.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/115450755.VDsOyBIu.jpg) 1982: Stonington, CT. Mom with brother-in-law, Donal. |
![1998: Boston. Mom with brother Clem.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/29/805529/3/115427905.EF350CUq.jpg) 1998: Boston. Mom with brother Clem. |
![2008: Richmond, VA. With brother, Clem. Their last meeting.](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/29/805529/3/115359029.ARJfAm0u.jpg) 2008: Richmond, VA. With brother, Clem. Their last meeting. |
![2009: Arlington National Cemetery. Mom's last earthly journey.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/118893376.lVSx08Mc.jpg) 2009: Arlington National Cemetery. Mom's last earthly journey. |
![2009: Words of comfort from the Catholic chaplain.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/118893399.HUNa3xRY.jpg) 2009: Words of comfort from the Catholic chaplain. |
![2009: After a separation of 34 years, Dad and Mom are reunited for eternity.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/29/805529/3/118893443.t9e58byR.jpg) 2009: After a separation of 34 years, Dad and Mom are reunited for eternity. |
![2015: Their completed headstone.](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/29/805529/3/159905111.b2yWedkb.jpg) 2015: Their completed headstone. |