Poverty to Prosperity: The Path Forged by a Poor Boy to Become an Officer in the US Navy

Life can hand us snarls and tangles that we must face and conquer or live on with the consequences and let time heal the wounds. To overcome the negative forces, it helps to have a goal and determination with the resources necessary to reach the goal. In this story, the resources include fate, the determining factor that intervenes twice to assist the hard work and determination applied to accomplish the goal. In the first case, fate intervened to start the journey. Years into the quest, a snag sadly ended the journey. That's when fate, which some would say is a miracle, will restart the journey to success.

It starts in a one-room shack with holes in the walls on a cold December day twelve days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. All the events are real and happen as told in the story. Sources include my memory, family, friends, and various reference books.