Wayne's Birthday

Wayne celebrated his 69th birthday this past week.  As with Bill, Nana has written a story about his birth.  She also told me he was born at 3:15pm in the afternoon.  She called Wayne at that exact time to wish him a Happy Birthday.  Here is the story Nana wrote:

In was November 19^th, 1944 in The Williamsport Hospital on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I had our first baby, a little boy.  His dad was overseas, a soldier in Italy.  The doctor said, “Give me his address. I will call and tell him he has a son.” Later the doctor came back and said, “He’s in battle and I can’t reach him.  He is on the front lines.”

Then I cried so many tears I drowned the hospital.  The doctor said, “I will try something else.”  He left and later came back with good news.  He asked the Red Cross and they got through to him.  The doctor told me, “Your husband now knows he has a son.

Written by Deanie Rhone

March 12, 2011

Daddy was discharged from the Army in late October 1945.  He didn't get home until the beginning of November and that's the first time he saw his son.  Nana was so happy he made it home for Wayne's first birthday!

 Wayne - 9 months old - 1945

 Wayne - September 2013