Sydney Lee, Robert E’s brother, commanded the Philadelphia Navy Yard before quitting his post to join the Confederate Navy.
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Sydney Lee, Robert E’s brother, commanded the Philadelphia Navy Yard before quitting his post to join the Confederate Navy.
My dad worked in the Navy Yard, along with many other Philly folks. He chipped welds clean inside metal fuel tanks, etc. He was also an oilman in the Merchant Marine and a former school teacher in the 20s and 30s. A truly grumpy Irishman, and that trait is easily inherited.