Our House
Kwajalein - 1950 to 1952
Kwajalein - 1950 to 1952
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Our House Kwajalein - 1950 to 1952 |
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| This is how it looked at the end... | |
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...but this is how it started out. |
| Tommy arrived on Kwajalein on July 24, 1950. These photos were taken during renovation. The initial house repairs were done by Tommy and Betty. At this point, Tommy had already installed the new front windows. He was able to make the house livable enough that the family could move in when they arrived in early November 1950. Rear Admiral Stanhope C. Ring (Navy) spotted Betty on the roof one day. He asked, "Is that you Mrs. Thompson?" She replied, "Yes sir." He asked, "What are you doing up there?" She said, "Repairing the roof." He replied, "Probably only a Marine's wife would do that." After an inspection tour by Lt. Gen. Shepherd (USMC CGFmFPac) and Admiral Radford of CincPac in March of 1951, Lt. Gen. Shepherd sent five Marine Engineers to Kwajalein. These engineers completed the renovation of the house. |
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| Images below are after the renovations were completed. | |
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| North side with clothesline and Robby's treehouse | Robby's treehouse is on the far left |
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| The barbeque pit Tommy built is visible - his pride and joy | Back View |
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| Front View | Front View |
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| Three of the Fishing Net Floats are hanging on the porch | |
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Handicraft decorations in place |
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| Before the handicraft decorations went up | View from the living room |
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| Our house was the one in the center of the yellow circle | |
| All Photographs (c) Sue
E. T. Sanders 2005-2011 |
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| Last Update: August 15,
2009 |
