John Penton trivia question answer.....

[Paul Danik]

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Yesterday, in another post, I asked a John Penton trivia question that no one has yet to answer.

The question was, Who was Sadie Dick? I also provided the following clue. The trivia question is quite appropriate given that Memorial Day was at hand.

Sadie Dick was the local draft board Chairwomen who decided that John's time spent in the Merchant Marine Maritime Service aboard a freighter hauling bombs and war supplies across the Atlantic with German U-boats looking to sink them did not count as military service. John then joined the Navy and attained the rank of Chief Motor Machinist's Mate during his enlistment.

Many a time I heard John tell that story and he would always end with the statement., " Sadie Dick, I will never forget her name. "

If you turn to page 26 in your John Penton book the entire story is told starting in the last paragraph of that page and then on pages 27 and 28.
Thanks, John !!