I have been working on tracking down information and proof to back up the wild stories about my dad's crazy unbelievable life, most of which was lived before I was born. (He was 41 when I was born) And he had lived an unfathomable life before he married and became the father of six kids. But it was almost as amazing afterwards with the incredible circles he moved in and places he went. I only spent 14 short years with him, but have been able to track down some of the connections: FDR, JFK, Churchill, Emperor Hirohito, Gregory Peck, James Steward, Gov. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, Lee Harvey Oswald....
My friends and people who knew him all swear that he was the original inspiration for Forrest Gump. And I am not convinced that they are wrong!
Look at his WikiPage and see what you think. It is still a work in process...
Liz