The Rest of the Story - Morgan Ford, Dorothy Hertzfeld, and Emily Holliker

Frequently in his letters, Ralph referred to his cousin, Morgan Ford. Here is some of his story:

• Morgan's mother Susie Brown Ford and Ralph's father, William Stephen Brown were sister & brother.
• Morgan's homestead/farm was in Berkey OH, next to the cemetery on Sylvania-Metamora Rd. His home was less than 2 miles from Ralph's home on Silberhorn Highway, Blissfield, MI.
• Morgan graduated from Burnham HS in Sylvania OH in 1937.
• Morgan served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 8th Air Force, 466 Bomber Group. He was a navigator on a B24 bomber, but didn't fly any missions as his crew was broken up upon arriving in Norwich. He remained on the ground charting maps for other crews to fly.
• He passed away in July of 2013.

After the war, Ralph and Morgan attended Youth Council meetings and dances in Riga Township sponsored by the Lucas County Farm Bureau. It was there that Morgan met his future bride, Dorothy Hertzfeld. Dorothy grew up on Noward Rd. in the Waterville/Whitehouse OH area. They were married on May 28, 1949.

Dorothy had a classmate, Emily Holliker. Emily grew up on Dutch Rd in Waterville OH. She and Dorothy graduated together from Waterville HS in 1946. They went to a dance where they met Morgan Ford and Ralph Brown.

And that's just about the rest of the story.

The next post will be shared on October 25th.