1.  Describe the world when you were a child.

     From age 6 to age 11, World War II was on. It was scary.  In school, we had air raid drills. When the alarm went off, we had to hide under the desks until the fire house gave the all clear signal.  All children had to wear identification tags at all times.
 

2.  Where did you live?

     I live at 569 Central Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York.
            x Lived at this house for 9 yrs.
                  1937 - 1946  

3.  Tell me about your family.

     I had my father, mother and sister, Doris.  We were
A small family.  My father worked in a Brokerage firm at 40 Wall Street, in New York, New York.

4.  What did you do for fun?

     I played baseball in a schoolyard in Brooklyn.  I went swimming in the ocean and bay on Long Island, New York.

5.  Who was your favorite teacher?

      Sister Rose Agnes
     
     Why?

     She loved all of us.  She was at Fourteen Holy Martyrs School for 40 years.  She was a very nice teacher.  I had her in the First Grade.

6.  Tell about your first job.  

     My first job was a landscaper.  I work with two other young men.  It was our own business.  This was a
summer job and I earned $55.00 per week.  I did this for three summers,  from age 15 to 18.  The next summer I joined the U. S. Navy.

7.  What was your most embarrassing moment in
School?

     I was caught eating my morning snack during class time.  My teacher made me share it with the whole class.

8.  Tell about a special memory of your grandmother or grandfather.

     My grandfather would ask my Dad and me to meet him at the boxing area in  Ridgewood, NY.  After the fights were over,  he would treat my Dad and me to dinner at a nearby Chinese Restaurant.  It was fun for a 10 year old as we saw many knock-outs.  


9.  What was your greatest sorrow?

     When my sister died.  She was my only sibling.


10.  What was your greatest joy?
 
      When I met my future wife.  We married and had a wonderful son.  Now we also have a wonderful Grandson Austin.

 
 


      





11.  What hobbies or interests do you have now?


       I still love baseball, genealogy and the internet. Also like keeping in touch with old teammates and friends.


12.  What other favorite memories do you have about your family?

        Spending New Year’s Eve at my Grandparents home.  They had an Open House with approximately 50 people attending.  At 12 Midnight, my Grandmother would handout party hats, horns, pots and pans.  We would go outside in front of the house with everyone.  We banged the pots and pans, blew horns and yelled “Happy New Year”.  On that street in New York, there was about 30 houses on each side of the street doing the same noise making.   It was a fun night for a boy 10 years old.