 
   Mel or "Blondie"  | 
              Dad returned from overseas 
              in late 1944 and was stationed at Norfolk, VA. Dad took leave to marry 
              his girl "Blondie" (Mel) on January 4, 1945. On February 7, 1945 Dad 
              was reassigned to Washington, DC where his new bride joined him a 
              month later.  
               
              Before his discharge from military service in October 1945, Dad already 
              knew that his young bride was expecting their first child. | 
               
               
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                  MEL AND STANLEY 
                   WEDDING PICTURE 
                  January 4, 1945 
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