Paul S. McBride — Those Who Served with Dad

In the letters

Hometown friend Austin also called Paul Sales/Sale. Austin copied his Navy address: Paul S McBride, S 2/C, Radar Operations School, Class 1-B, San Diego, Calif.

Researched note

Name: Paul S. McBride
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Hometown: Covington, Tennessee
Born / Died: 6 Aug 1924 – 14 Jan 2014
Activity During WWII: Byars Hall High School 1943; Navy WWII Pacific service 28 Jun 1943–12 Feb 1946; Radar Operator School, Point Loma, California; discharged radarman second class (RD2).

Published obituary matches the letter world: Covington native, Byars Hall High School 1943, and Navy radar training as Austin copied—“Paul S McBride, S 2/C, Radar Operations School… San Diego.” Austin also wrote that Paul was “doing fine in the Navy” and expected to go aboard ship. Obituary parents Melvin E. McBride and Virgie Lee (Goode) are consistent with Uncle Melvin in the letters.

Do not use Paul T. McBride (Korea Silver Star)—a different man.

Source: Memorial Funeral Homes obituary (Paul S. McBride, 1924–2014).