Author and Historian
On December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona and the USS Vestal floated side-by-side when the first planes of the Japanese Empire came into view and started strafing, bombing, and torpedoing Continue Reading →
On December 7, 1941, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph Leon George was serving on the repair ship, USS Vestal, which was moored inboard to the USS Arizona at Ford Island. The Continue Reading →
In December 2016, I made the trip to the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii and participated in the Seventy-Fifth Commemoration of the Attack on Pearl Harbor by Continue Reading →
I sat down with Red Joye on April 11, 2015, and had a conversation about his life growing up in Belmont and serving with the 34th Infantry Division in the Continue Reading →
In this era of the Internet, finding the information you need is usually just a few keystrokes away on your search engine of choice. If you want to read the Continue Reading →
Many of you know how much I admired Bobby Brown, but few know the impact that he had on the community of Belmont through his devotion to the foundation of Continue Reading →
As I sit here contemplating what I want to do with my writing career, I’m humbled by what it takes to become a quality author. Not only does it take Continue Reading →
After almost a year of writing and editing, the first book of the Johnson Family Chronicles series is set to hit Amazon and bookstores. Little did I know when I Continue Reading →