WWII Veteran Celebrates 70 Years of Marriage

WWII Veteran Celebrates 70 Years of Marriage
KOLO News
By: Catherine Van
October 5, 2013

RENO, Nev. -- It's a special day for one local WWII veteran. William Parsons is celebrating a milestone with his wife, Marcedes of 70 years.

William Parson's life was changed after facing bombs at Pearl Harbor.

"The Japanese got irritated as us for sinking their ships," he said. "We were trying to get away from them and they were throwing everything but the kitchen sink at us."

It paled it comparison when he met Mercedes. Just three days after their first conversation, they tied the knot in 1943.

"Submarine people don't wait around," he added.

His eldest daughter, Kathy Shafter, says they are still madly in love with each other.

"He calls her his bride all the time til this day," she said.

It's a marriage that has withstood WWII. Three days after the wedding, Parsons was shipped back to war.
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