the U.S. Navy in WWII and Tiki culture - General Tiki

L littlegiles Tiki Socialite Lancaster, SC Joined: Jun 08, 2003 Posts: 841	L littlegiles Posted posted on Wed, May 15, 2013 7:23 AM BigBro, thank you for a wonderful post. My father was 16, quit school and ran and joined the navy when the war started. I know he spent all of his time aboard a ship in the South Pacific, but he would never talk about the war or what he saw. Recently when cleaning out my parents home for sale, I found a bunch of pictures and Navy memorabilia. None of it involves grass skirts or what we would consider Tiki, however it does show a bunch of really young men, trying to have a good time in the middle of a war. I don't have the pictures as they are at my brothers house but when I get them I'll scan a few. I'm working in some of the memorabilia into my office/tiki decor. It seems to fit right in. Dale

BigBro, thank you for a wonderful post.

My father was 16, quit school and ran and joined the navy when the war started. I know he spent all of his time aboard a ship in the South Pacific, but he would never talk about the war or what he saw. Recently when cleaning out my parents home for sale, I found a bunch of pictures and Navy memorabilia. None of it involves grass skirts or what we would consider Tiki, however it does show a bunch of really young men, trying to have a good time in the middle of a war. I don't have the pictures as they are at my brothers house but when I get them I'll scan a few. I'm working in some of the memorabilia into my office/tiki decor. It seems to fit right in.

Dale

Post #678175 by littlegiles on Wed, May 15, 2013 7:23 AM