James married Iris on March 23, 1943 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dulwich Hill, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Several months later, 2nd Lt. James R. Craig was sent to New Guinea. When he was reassigned to Sydney in 1944, he was promoted to 1st Lt. and given the position of American Military Harbor Master in Sydney, due to his background in the US Merchant Marine prior to WWII. It was during this time that Iris got to ride in a PT boat around Sydney Harbour.
In March of 1946, Iris and her 10-month-old daughter Erin boarded the SS Lurline, a former luxury liner which had been converted to a troop ship for the war. She waved goodbye to her family who stood on the wharf-never knowing if they would see one another ever again. Iris was one of tens of thousands of war brides who gave up their families, their friends and their countries for the men they loved.
In March of 1946, Iris and her 10-month-old daughter Erin boarded the SS Lurline, a former luxury liner which had been converted to a troop ship for the war. She waved goodbye to her family who stood on the wharf-never knowing if they would see one another ever again. Iris was one of tens of thousands of war brides who gave up their families, their friends and their countries for the men they loved.
James married Iris on March 23, 1943 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dulwich Hill, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Several months later, 2nd Lt. James R. Craig was sent to New Guinea. When he was reassigned to Sydney in 1944, he was promoted to 1st Lt. and given the position of American Military Harbor Master in Sydney, due to his background in the US Merchant Marine prior to WWII. It was during this time that Iris got to ride in a PT boat around Sydney Harbour.
In March of 1946, Iris and her 10-month-old daughter Erin boarded the SS Lurline, a former luxury liner which had been converted to a troop ship for the war. She waved goodbye to her family who stood on the wharf-never knowing if they would see one another ever again. Iris was one of tens of thousands of war brides who gave up their families, their friends and their countries for the men they loved.
In March of 1946, Iris and her 10-month-old daughter Erin boarded the SS Lurline, a former luxury liner which had been converted to a troop ship for the war. She waved goodbye to her family who stood on the wharf-never knowing if they would see one another ever again. Iris was one of tens of thousands of war brides who gave up their families, their friends and their countries for the men they loved.
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