My wife's uncle just passed and he too was a darn good man and a democrat. Go figure. I met him several times and can personally attest to his integrity.
We found out in his obituary that he served in WWII as a gunners mate on one of the Liberty ships. I'm trying to find out which so I can trace his history during the war. I can kick myself for never asking because I thought he looked to young to have been in the war. He was married to my wifes mothers sister for over 50 years. Nearly 60.
That is a great service to his country.
I truly believe that democrats were different back then. Not so nutty as they are now.