Uncle Daryle took a look at this photo and provided the following comments:
This is a picture Daryle, Viola with Sharyl, Frances and Alan. Looking at Sharyl – it must have been taken in San Francisco! It’s one of my Chief Petty Officer uniform.

Alan knew this was him in the photo. He said this was during the war and no one had new shoes. Even though they had tried to glue his shoe to his sole, one of his shoes flapped in the front. It was very embarrassing to hear the flap, flap, flap to the cadence of his walk.

My parents visiting California in a time when gasoline was tightly rationed must have been a something that they sacraficed for month to have enough gas coupons