Person:Joseph Lambertson (3)

Name was submitted by William Arthur Lambertson via gedcom Notes from GEDCOM:Joseph & Emily lived in Grafton, Connecticut for a while, then they moved to Staten Island, N.Y. Where they lived most of their lives, Joseph served in the Navy in WW l and WW ll - They had five Daughters and four Sons, Joseph died in the U.S. Public Health Hospital on Staten Island, N.Y.

Notes from William A. Lambertson's GEDCOM: Daddy wrote a letter to Mom July 2, 1943. He had left (I think) December of 1942, so this was just a short time away from Mom. There is a paper written by Lt (jg) Hugh E. Dunn dated April 24, 1944. In it he says that they were 'on their way' June 8, 1943, with soldiers aboard. He included a poem:

         I'm a sailor in two Navies
         Serving God and Country true,
         Hoping, Praying, Working
         For 'The Peace' men never knew.
         My loved ones write me often
         Saying 'all is well back home'
         They send their love, God's fellowship.
         A smile, a kiss a tear.
         They say to keep my chin up
         and that all will turn out right.
         For God is on 'our side'
         And he'll help us day and night.

Photo of Daddy and Uncle Lonnie shows them in some sort of dresses. Photo was taken in Appleton City, MO. On the reverse it says, 'J.E.Lambertson as a baby, 11 months'. '1895'. The handwriting is Mother's. That would indicate that he was born in 1894. May have been born in Appleton City, MO Enlisted USN May 3, 1911, discharged February 6, 1915. Went in as a CP (Coal Passer). On board coal fired steam ships, there were two piles of coal, one close to the boiler and one much further away. His job was to carry coal from the furthest pile and put it on the close pile. At time of discharge, he was Fireman 1st Class. Re-enlisted USN April 6, 1917, the day war was declared on Germany. Discharged June 3, 1919. At time of this discharge he had a rating of Chief Machinist Mate (CMM). He served aboard the USS Texas (among others) which was the ship that Billy Mitchell sank to demonstrate the effectiveness of airplanes and dive bombing. Re-enlisted December 21, 1942. At this time he was 50 years old. Served aboard the USS Frederick Funston, a troop ship. His ship took part in invasions of Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Lingayen, Iwo Jima in Pacific and Sicily and Salerno, Italy. He received the temporary rating of 'Warrant rank of Chief Machinist' and later, was resubmitted. Note: I remember that he tried to get his records sent out to the ship so that the rating would be permanent. He did not get the papers on time. He even tried the Red Cross to cut red tape.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Compiler: Sally Lamberson Ungeheier. Lambertson Research of Sally Ungeheier. (c 2006).