He was too short to enter the naval aviation cadet program but worked some miracles to get into the Navy at all, and more than earned his keep and Robert was nearly finished with his flight training at Glenview, Illinois.
Left-to-right, Lauren Charles “Laurnie” Dudley, 20 Jefferson James “Jay” Dudley, 24 Richard David “Dick” Dudley, 18 and Robert Lee “Bob” Dudley, 22.Īt the time of this photo, Lauren had just signed up as a naval aviation cadet Jay was already an ensign and had earned his wings Richard is a story unto himself.
