Beginnings

Life and Times of Donald Paul Golden, Jr.

My parents and grandparents are gone

1946

Beaumont in French means beautiful mountain

1946

I was born in Beaumont in the early afternoon of 25 March, 1

1922

My dad was the fourth of 5 children born to James Golden and

My dad was born in Graybow, Louisiana

My dad was not afraid to tear into anything to repair or imp

1923

My Mom - Edith Elnora Barrett Golden

Edith Barret in the late 1920s.

This may be her high school senior photo,

This photo was taken in Alice Keith Park

These street photos seemed to have been popular in the mid-4

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The Boy From Kountze

He was a boy scout and he played on a seven man football tea

1941

I think he was a wild child

Handsome dude. Dad always liked to look good when he dressed up.

1942

Mom and Dad

I just don't know how they met, how they fell in love and wh

Pretty sure this was shot in San Antonio

My Dad and the US Army Air Corps

1943

He was inducted into the Amy Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet

1943

The date on the telegram is 13 November 1943 so he had been

1943

Back to dad's experience in the Air Corps: His first flight

1944

This is somewhat confirmed in that his flight training which

1944

Mom joined him in California and worked in an aircraft plant

1945

This abrupt break aligns with the decision of the air corps

1977

Barrett Grandparents

1919

Here are two more photos of him in his early 20s - maybe 19

Since mom, dad and I lived in the Roberts Street house with