In Peacetime

This reunion of former B Battery members who knew her father had its genesis with her having logged onto our website. She e-mailed me and wanted to know if I had known her father and his close buddy Joe Hardy to whom her Aunt Eleanor was engaged. Of course I had. As soon as I knew who she was, I called Doc Livingston and told him that I was in contact with Duke's daughter and I told him that it would be comforting to her if he called her. Being the great and much revered gentleman that he is, Doc promised that he would and he did.

This led to a personal meeting in Doc's home in Savannah. Then, when I found out that Bill and Jack along with Al Donatello were going to attend a mini 4th Division reunion in Beaver Falls, I urged Carolyn to attend. Al was a very close friend of her father and Bill and Jack had also known him. I told Carolyn that she should go to Beaver Falls. It was a rare chance to be able to make contact with 5 people who had known her father and were familiar with the circumstances of his death. She took my advice to heart. Carolyn spent 5 hours talking alone to Al and the time just flew by.