When I was in the Navy and the war broke out, I didn't know my mother had died until the month after. So, I don't know too much about my mother and father, other than they came to visit once in a while. Of about thirteen years, maybe I lived with them, maybe, six or seven years at the most.

So, I really didn't live too long with my mother and father. I lived there and I stayed with my friends until I graduated from high school, when I joined the Navy. It's not a city or a town it's just a community. I had stomach trouble and my mother sent me to live with some friends up in Higginsville, New Jersey. I played ball in the streets, like many kids did at that time. I don't remember too much about that, except I lived in Brooklyn.

So, then, I moved back with them for four or five years. I attended the Catholic school, Our Lady of Lourdes, in Brooklyn until my mother had a discussion with the nuns about I was out of the parish and she should be paying more and I guess she couldn't afford it. When they moved to Brooklyn, I didn't live with them. My mother was a change operator on the BMT subway line. I lived with my godmother for five or six years. Then, somehow or other, they moved to Brooklyn, or I moved to Brooklyn. I could smell them cooking bread or whatever it was. We lived across the street from Bond Bakeries. HF: Well, the earliest memory I have was in Manhattan, in New York, and I guess I was about five or six. NM: Tell us about your earliest memories in New York City. HF: When they had me, they said they couldn't do any better, so, they quit. Then, they moved to Brooklyn, where I lived until I was thirteen. Anyway, they were raised in Staten Island and, when they got married, they moved to Brooklyn, New York, or Manhattan, New York, where I was born.

At one time, I visited Ireland, tried to find relatives, but I couldn't. My father, I always thought his grandparents came from France, but, then, I found out later that it might have been from Switzerland. HF: My father and mother were both born in Rosebank, Staten Island. Could you tell us about your father and what you remember about him? Before we get into your background, I just want to learn a little bit about your family background. HF: I was born on the Eastside of Manhattan on June the 2nd, 1922.

NM: Could you tell us where and when you were born? Henry Fatton on July 22, 2013, in Flemington, New Jersey, with Nicholas Molnar. Nicholas Molnar: This begins an interview with Mr.

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