Douglas was the son of James Jerome and Mildred Irene Jeakins Grimes and was raised in Gerlach, NV and remained a Nevada resident for most of his life.
In 1943 he joined the Navy and was trained as a Radioman, using a telegraph key to send Morse code messages aboard freighters hauling supplies to the Pacific war zone.
At the time of his death he was living with his Nephew Jim and wife Kim in Galt CA.
In 1943 he joined the Navy and was trained as a Radioman, using a telegraph key to send Morse code messages aboard freighters hauling supplies to the Pacific war zone.
At the time of his death he was living with his Nephew Jim and wife Kim in Galt CA.
Douglas was the son of James Jerome and Mildred Irene Jeakins Grimes and was raised in Gerlach, NV and remained a Nevada resident for most of his life.
In 1943 he joined the Navy and was trained as a Radioman, using a telegraph key to send Morse code messages aboard freighters hauling supplies to the Pacific war zone.
At the time of his death he was living with his Nephew Jim and wife Kim in Galt CA.
In 1943 he joined the Navy and was trained as a Radioman, using a telegraph key to send Morse code messages aboard freighters hauling supplies to the Pacific war zone.
At the time of his death he was living with his Nephew Jim and wife Kim in Galt CA.
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