Hi Pat... I am very sorry for your loss and my prayers are with you and your family that God's grace will fill your hearts and souls! My father also served in the Navy from 1943 - 1946 in the South Pacific! Perhaps Richard and my Dad met on a ship or perhaps an island and knew of each other! My father (Ellis W. Diggs) passed from this world 32 years ago! I have put up a tribute page for him on my personal web site at _www.diggsjourney.com_ (http://www.diggsjourney.com) . On that page you will also find a link to another section I created for the Merchant Navy Vessel History. I think you will find it interesting. _http://www.diggsjourney.com/sammie_ellis_wayne_diggs_sr.htm_ (http://www.diggsjourney.com/sammie_ellis_wayne_diggs_sr.htm) Click on the link above and be transported to the my Dad's section. Find the links and click on them to take you to other places of interest! May God Richly Bless Your Family During This Difficult Time! Another Hero Has Left Us.... David