Sea Story

The LaBarge Diary completely skips over one of the most noteworthy experiences of Don’s Naval career. It was so important that Don wrote a 4-page story describing his experience and included a hand drawn diagram to illustrate what took place. We can only image what must have gone through the mind of our newly minted […]

Don note about the start of his Naval Career

Three guys from Glencullen joined the Portland Naval reserve in 1939: Gordon Balough, Jerry Pomeroy, Don Chalmers. Who initiated this move and the circumstances are lost in memory, but the point is this: you got a uniform, got paid some, every once in a while, and every Thursday night we went down to the building […]