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Chapter 1

                                              KID of the 50ties                                                Chapter 1 Going back a few years, some of my exploits started happening around 1945 when the Family moved back from Boston to Drexel Hill Pa. Drexel Hill being a suburb of West Philadelphia. My Step Father Bill Smith was a Lt. Commander in the Navy during WW II. He took over being my dad in 1943, since my Father died in 1941. I love and remember Him to this day. Right after he met my Mom, He gave me a ride on the running board of his 1941 chevy. In 42 he was transferred to Boston and then went overseas to Hawaii for 3 years. He sent me two small cast iron jeeps for my 7 th birthday and I pl...