Every Time I Look at Them, It Makes Me Appreciate Home All the More

I found this 75 year old Gloucester Daily Times article intriguing as it describes local fishing boats as pin up material for overseas soldiers. As described by Sgt. Robert C. Strescino, pictures of local boats are his “pin up girls. Every time I look at them it makes me appreciate home all the more.” It was published in the Dec 30 1943 edition of the Gloucester Daily Times.

In one of those hard-to-believe coincidences, I happened to be at Joppa Flats today chatting with the volunteer at the Mass Audubon desk. She mention her family were Havners of Gloucester and worked at Gorton Pew! I wonder if Edward mentioned here is her ancestor!  Anyhow, here are some boats that  might have deserved pin up status back in the day: Kathryn Leigh; Lisa Ann III; Lucy and Angel Fisher