Patriotic Pals - Mystery Photo
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Yet no one was able to identify these Mysterious Patriotic Pals?

We learned years later that... rather than sell his Patriotic for pennies Oji Chan had sent the boat down to Mexico for the duration of the war. Somehow the family retrieved it??? Uncle John became the owner and skipper There were many Post War photos with the family posing on the Patriotic

Uncle Freddie with Bruce	Karen & Eddie with Bruce Denis, Jimmy & Bobby	Uncle Kat also fished on the boat

So the 'trick' to the mystery was... that the photo was PreWar!
Mike Enomoto was able to identify the two young men as his uncles
who were visiting from Japan around 1940 at the time of his Enomoto grandfather's funeral.

Ryono Family Members Zoomed & Cropped Photo	Yusukichi Enomoto (1872-1940) Click here for the high quality PDF scan Photo from Charles Takude (Toma Family)	Enomoto Brothers Note the 'Patriotic Pals' left & right of Uncle Henry

Enomotos Tommy & Gracie Mike & Glenn	Harry Enomoto & Kachiyo Ryono would marry a few months later	Harry passed in camp and Kay would marry Henry Enomoto raising the family over 70 years

Kachiyo Ryono Enomoto