Claude Jr Army medals
He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal, completing service at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1956.
Category: Claude Jr
Gardening – a labor of love
Marni thought it was important for kids to learn how to work hard, and one method she found was gardening. In 1970 she started a “community garden” in the common ground behind Sycamore Glen Court in Florissant, MO with the Johnson’s who lived next door (to the left) and had 7 kids. She was a […]
Fort MacArthur visit
During World War II (perhaps 1943), Rosemary, Claude Jr, and Bob were invited by Provost Marshall Gerry Byrne (head of Military Police) to visit Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. Rosemary had some outings with Gerry when they were younger. Everyone had lunch in the mess hall. Gerry took Claude and Bob to see the […]
Coaching little league in New Jersey
In 1968 Claude coached little league in New Jersey. Steve and Scott played on the team. Claude maintained a statistics book. We lost in the championship game. We had the lead but the umpire drew a line in the dirt and said we had to stand behind it to hit. Claude took it well. In […]
Claude Jr. the athlete
Claude was very focused on athletics. Some notable facts: As a youth in Altadena, CA Claude anointed himself in wintergreen oil and threw a barbell like a discus up the driveway like a Greek Olympian. As a youth in Pasadena he used to run home after school every day. At a young age he ran […]
Southwestern Bell Moberly Monitor clippings
Friday, April 6, 1962 •Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will begin pre-installing telephones in Cairo today as part of a better than $100,000 project, according to Claude Zwart, manager. Installation of the telephones is a step toward the extension of Moberly AMherst 3 telephone service to Cairo and surrounding areas. The construction of cable to Cairo […]
Zwart 1923 Peace Dollar
“The Peace dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, and again in 1934 and 1935. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the coin was the result of a competition to find designs emblematic of peace. It is 90% silver, 10% copper,and contains 0.77 troy oz of silver.” (Wikipedia)The Pittman act of […]
Claude Pics
Baby pic 1933 Age 5? High school graduation (?) Claude and Marni, approx. 1959 Scott, Claude, Steve 1963 Easter 1970, 1554 Sycamore Glen Ct, St. Louis: Steve, Marni, Claude Jr., Kaeti 1981 Passport photo, age 48 Claude’s VA card. They treated him very well in his later years. Claude, Steve, Scott 2003 Christmas 2006 at […]
Claude’s cars
1951 Ford convertible 1950 Cadillac 1960 Ford Falcon 1963 Ford Galaxie convertible with 352 V8 – a gorgeous car but didn’t have A/C. 1965 Chevy Impala 2 door coupe – had A/C but was considered a lemon. 1966 Olds Delta 88 coupe with 425 V8 – Claude thought 2 door was safer with children in […]