He had his first job at 16 years old in a local sardine factory, where he worked until his high school graduation in 1954. He learned to play the guitar at age 12, and this love for music followed him throughout his life. He retired from the Navy after 20 years of service and then worked for many years at the Ellsworth Walmart mixing paint. He adopted his stepdaughter, and eventually they settled in Gouldsboro. They were married for 15 years, but sadly, she passed away at a young age. Sassaman was stationed at the Naval Research Laboratory, where he worked in the research and development of electronic equipment as a CTM-1 or cryptologic technician. Washington, D.C., was the family’s next home. Together with her daughter they traveled every time the Navy reassigned him, and at one point, they moved to Scotland. Sassaman was sent back to Winter Harbor, where he met his wife Debbie Cotton on a blind date. From there, he went to Adak, Alaska, where he spent a year. The seaman’s next stop was Diego Garcia, an island south of the equator in the Indian Ocean. After completing basic training in Orlando, Florida, he went to the Great Lakes region and then to Pensacola, Florida. He was happy to use some of his free time to serve American Legion Post 66 in Lisbon Falls.Įarl Sassaman, a resident at Maine Veterans’ Homes - Bangor, is a New Jersey native and joined the Navy in 1974.
He came back to Maine to live with his son who lived in Nobleboro. in those early years after his service he later established himself as a repair person, performing carpentry, electrical and other odd jobs until he retired at the age of 75.Īustin lived in Florida during retirement, and at that time married his current wife, Marilyn. He married a girl from his hometown just before entering the service, she lived with him on base in Wyoming and they went on to have four children.Īfter the military the Johnson family moved back to Maine. He served in the military for four years as a records specialist. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Austin attended basic training in New York and was then stationed at F.E. A year later he enlisted in the Air Force. He graduated from Freedom Academy in 1951 and afterward, studied accounting and bookkeeping part time at the University of Maine.
His mother was a housekeeper and his father was a bridge builder for the state. He took care of all the farm chores - milking cows, cutting wood, and anything else that needed to be done. Paul Austin, a resident at Maine Veterans’ Homes - Augusta, grew up in Thorndike, the oldest of three siblings.
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