In March of 1944, at the height of the war in the Pacific, this article appeared in the Minneapolis Star Journal and was republished by the Pope County Tribune (article below) & the Starbuck Times. It tells of a meeting for a reunion between two sailors: my father, Glenn Hoplin, an electrician's mate aboard the battleship USS New Jersey, and his brother Oliver, a pharmacist's mate aboard the carrier USS Nassau.
What a heart-warming story for the folks back home! However ... if you believe the US Navy would provide a motor launch during wartime between ships so a couple of brothers could have a reunion, I have some land in the Everglades you might want to purchase. The story is completely bogus - this non-event was verified to me by my father. It was one of a series of Navy propaganda stories for consumption by the home front.
Sorry to disillusion you.
Copyright © 2017 Dave Hoplin
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