Thanks, I will try that - I think I remember my mother saying he was Catholic. In going thru some papers, I found the John Pittman he lived with was "Snap" Pittman, so maybe they served together in the war. I see that "Snap" named one of his sons Hamilton Mayson, so he must have liked his commander. Keep me in mind if anything new develops regarding the drummers or musicians. My e-mail is earlytax@earthlink.net.