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Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: Little Story About a Navy Guy
A fellow named Huntington Hartford passed away at 97. He was part of the family that started the A&P Food Store chain. The NY Times did one of those long stories on his life. I found the little section about his WWII service interesting. It also made me think of the movie "Mr. Roberts".
"With the start of World War II, he donated the yacht to the Coast Guard. In return he was given the command of a modest supply ship in the Pacific. He ran it aground twice — once, he said later, because his navigational charts were out of date, the other time because “I mistook feet for fathoms.” " |
Little Story About a Navy Guy
