Haakon Svendsen
A photo of Haakon Svendsen in the street on Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. He was married to my mother Grace Gabriele Svendsen - A photo of Grace Gabriele Karlsen's husband Haakon. Her date went back to his ship and his buddy said that the girl wanted a husband. So Haakon showed up and said he wanted a wife! That's how he became my father. I am named after his mother Amanda.
Photo taken when he became an American Citizen and joined the U.S. Army.
Photo taken when he became an American Citizen and joined the U.S. Army.
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