Jay Flaunts His Ignorance. The Podcast.

Jay’s grandfather, Earl C. Humphrey, served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS Houston CA-30, out to sea, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In this special edition episode, Earl recounts his time as a prisoner of war (POW) working the Burma-Thai ‘Death’ Railway. earl4.mp3 (48m 23MB) Timeline: 1920 Earl was born near Glasgow, Iowa. 1942 March 1st, the USS Houston CA-30 was sunk by the Japanese Navy. Earl became a POW for 3 1/2 years. 1946 Earl married Macil Marine Stark, Jay’s grandmother. You’ll hear Marine occasionally in the background. Fact checking, adding some dates and names, washing dishes, occasionally vacuuming. :) 1980 Earl suffered his first stroke. His speech eventually mostly recovered, but you’ll hear some slurring in these recordings. 1982 Jay’s father (Jim Hannah) interviewed Earl. You’re listening to those recordings. 2000 Earl passed away in Independence, Missouri. We all miss him. <3 2006 Marine passed away in Independe