Jim, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your message and information. I have forwarded this to my cousin that is six years older than me. I was real young when Virgil went into the Navy and so I sent this information to my cousin. He was six years older and would remember what Virgil looked like. The picture of the ship looks like the picture that I remember seeing that the family received after Virgil was killed. Saying thank you just doesn't cover my gratitude for your help. Reading and seeing the pictures is like seeing a long lost relative that you have not seen in seventy years. I remember well the feeling of the family when they were notified of Virgil's death. But at the age of nine you don't have a full appreciation of what had happened. Now, all these years later, I have a much better appreciation. Thanks again.
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