The little boy saluting is Paul Everett Foster, Jr. (1922-1995).
The younger boy is his brother Charles Jones Foster (1925-2012). They are/were Anna's uncles. They both were born and grew up in
Marietta. They both worked at the Strand
Theater when they were teenagers. Paul
ran the projector and Charles did odds and ends jobs like distribute the weekly
movie program guilds.
Charles loved airplanes. Charles rode his bike to Atlanta to watch airplanes take off
and land.
They both worked at the Marietta Post Office. They both went into the service. Paul was a Marine in the Pacific during WW
II. Charles was taught how to fly airplanes in the Army and he flew supplies in
during the war.
After the war Paul returned to the Marietta Post
Office. He was a window clerk and wore
his uniform professionally, just like he did in the Marines. Many people thought he was the
postmaster. Several people have asked me
"How long was Paul Postmaster?"
He was also an active leader in the Elks Club.
After the war Charles became a pilot for TWA. He and his family settled in Kansas
City. After he retired they moved back
to Marietta.
Charles was very health conscious and tried to avoid food
that was not healthy. I think Paul
enjoyed life too much to be picky over what he ate. Once at either a Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner
I overheard Charles talking Paul and his wife Barbara to share their cemetery
plot with him and his wife Florence.
Apparently they came to an agreement because that is where all four of
them are buried. The ironic part, at that same dinner Charles was trying to
convince Paul to not drink whole milk, it had too much fat in it . Paul died
the following January, at the
most 6 weeks from their discussion.
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