{"id":125,"date":"2011-11-05T00:56:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T04:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/?p=125"},"modified":"2022-03-16T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:51:06","slug":"honorable-discharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/2011\/11\/honorable-discharge\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorable Discharge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I went away to school I was given my grandfather\u2019s WWII pea-coat to wear. It was and is quite honestly one of my prize possessions. I wore it for many years until I noticed it was getting quite a bit threadbare. Too anxious that it should be ruined beyond repair, I stopped wearing it and it has hung in my closet ever since.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/peacoat-fuku.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-127\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"peacoat-fuku\" src=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/peacoat-fuku-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/peacoat-fuku-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/peacoat-fuku-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/peacoat-fuku.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><strong>Shirt and Peacoat &#8211; note Walter&#8217;s name and serial number bleached into the lining, which has been repaired at the top by my grandmother Losee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After he passed away, I also came into possession of one of his navy shirts (behind the coat, above). Though, probably not the one he\u2019s wearing below, it does have his name and serial number in it. I wore it to work just the other day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bertha-and-Walter-in-navy-uniform.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-128\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Bertha and Walter in navy uniform\" src=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bertha-and-Walter-in-navy-uniform-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bertha-and-Walter-in-navy-uniform-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bertha-and-Walter-in-navy-uniform.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><strong>Bertha M. Kilmer Hermans and son Walter C. Hermans in 1945<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honorable Discharge, 1 Apr 1946<br \/>\nSeaman Second Class, Walter Clayton Hermans<br \/>\nPost Office, Copake Falls, Columbia Co NY<br \/>\nOccupation, Park Superintendant, Taconic State Park Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/WWII-Discharge-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid;\" title=\"WWII Discharge 1\" src=\"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/WWII-Discharge-1-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"407\" \/><\/a> <strong>Walter C. Hermans Honorable Discharge, April 1st, 1946<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I went away to school I was given my grandfather\u2019s WWII pea-coat to wear. 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