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Monthly Archives: September 2024
We Always Got By
Written by: Leo Lawton It had to be in 1960, ’61, or’62 because I bought the 1953 Ford in Norfolk, Virginia in 1959, and took it to Florida in the first part of 1960. Then I traded it off before … Continue reading
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We Called it Gitmo
Leo Lawton Of course, I had heard of a country called Cuba. Did I know anything about it? Not much! Then came the Missile Crisis of 1962 and all the world became aware of Cuba. I was attached to VF-174, … Continue reading
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USS Lawton
Written by: Leo Lawton During 1889 the keel was laid for a ship named the Yumuri. It was acquired by the United States Navy April 19, 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Fitted as a Cruiser she was renamed the Badger … Continue reading
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VT-9 Meridian, Mississippi
Written by: Leo Lawton Right after Thanksgiving 1966 my brother Dell and I and our families left Northern New York for our new duty stations. Dell and his family were headed to Pensacola, Florida, while my family and I were … Continue reading
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VT-9 Maintenance Chief
Written by: Leo Lawton As a neophyte Senior Chief I had been the Airframes Division Chief for about four months in April 1967. Senior Chief McLean who had been in the Navy much longer and a Senior Chief much longer … Continue reading
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What Goes Around, Comes Around
Written by: Leo Lawton I hadn’t been home for a couple of months. Home being where my folks lived way up in northern New York I mean, as I was in the Navy at the time and stationed in this … Continue reading
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Where Did it Begin?
Written by: Leo Lawton May 14, 2011 This is a history of England and the Lawton Family as they intermingle. In places you may find it a little humorous. It was meant to be. However, it is not that farcical, … Continue reading
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Will of Job Lawton 1714/15 – 1773
Job Lawton 1714/15 – 1773Author: Leo Lawton The following document has been transcribed from the original Will of Job Lawton. It was found within the pages of the old Family Bible. Although, difficult to decipher in places, the spelling and … Continue reading
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Will of George Lawton
George² Lawton (second son of George 1) was born about 1647 at Portsmouth, RI and died September 11, 1697. He married Naomi Hunt born September 15, 1658 at Portsmouth, RI and died January 13, 1720/21 at Portsmouth, RI. They married … Continue reading
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Will of William Lawton of Mosa, Ontario, Canada 1873
The Estate of William Lawton In Her Majestys Surrogate Court of the County of Middlesex. Be it known that on the Twenty Eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and seventy three the … Continue reading
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