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Kara-Ann Martin of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, emailed us with
a story about her grandfather, David
Bruce Myles, who was a crew member aboard the KIDD during World War II. She recounts a
beautiful love story involving a certain Fletcher-class destroyer,
a photo, and a love-struck sailor. |
"Who's That
Girl?" — A Love Story
I am writing to you because two
very important people in my life are connected with the USS KIDD.
They were in the Navy during WWII: my grandfather, David Bruce
Myles, Sr. (who served aboard the KIDD), and my great-uncle, John
O'Brien (who served aboard one of the KIDD's squadron mates).
My grandfather always has a new story to tell about his days on
the ship. He has a purple heart and many other war medals and
he'll sit you down and talk for hours about them all. He was blown
through a hatch when the ship was hit by the kamikaze. Anyway, I
thought I would share with you my favorite story of his.
My grandfather met my great-uncle during the war and they became
fast friends, realizing that their homes were only a few towns
from each other. My grandfather saw a picture of my grandmother in
my uncle's footlocker aboard his ship and was immediately in love
with her. He asked my uncle who that beautiful woman was and my
uncle told him, "My sister. Why?"
My grandfather said, "If we make it through this war, when
we get home, I'm going to marry that woman!"
And he did!
He started to write to my grandmother during the war and after he
was back, he went to meet her and later married her. They have
been together ever since and are still as much in love today as
they were then. I admire them and their love for each other and it
was the USS KIDD that brought them together.
I hope that you enjoyed my story. I have a big picture of the
whole crew on the ship in my home. Hopefully, soon, I will make it
over there to see it."
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