Sunday, February 1, 2009

April 1943: Gerry, Lloyd & George M. Reece


Geraldine Reece, Lloyd Reece, George M. Reece


Lloyd J. Reece

These two pictures were taken in early April 1943, behind the family’s home on North Avenue in Niagara Falls, NY. My father, Lloyd, was 19 years old at the time and my Aunt Gerry was almost a teenager, her 13th birthday being later in the month. My grandfather was about a month shy of his 46th birthday. My dad had joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1942, so I wonder if this might have been his first visit home on leave.

2 comments:

Stenz said...

Where on North Avenue did you live? My family grew up (and so did I) at 2126 North Avenue. My grandfather Bernard Garey lived here since the 1930s until 1998 when I bought the house. - Chris Stoianoff

John said...

My father grew up at 2413 North Avenue (the house in this picture), about a block down the street from you. If you scroll down on this blog, you'll find details under a picture of the family, taken shortly after they moved into the house.