Patten Family Photo
Back row: Clarence Floyd II ("Bick"), Ray ("Bub"), Gilbert, Myrne ("Ted"), Floyd [father], Allen, Wayne, Bruce and Marvin.
Sporleder family on the sofa: Henry, Elmer, Martha (Patten) Sporleder holding Dale, Ernest Sporleder holding Ann. Taken June 1942, Des Moines, Iowa
December, 2002 - The picture was taken when the Patten brothers
and their father were sent on a bond tour after the sinking of the Lexington.
The family on the sofa is their sister with her family, including me.
Dale Sporleder
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