Amy and Edward Fike

Amy Fike
Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard
1943-1946
Resident, Belmont Village Cardiff by the Sea, CA

“They took good care of the women in the service. We always had good places to stay, good food and chaperonage. It was an interesting experience because we learned to shoot, we learned to march and we learned it all. It gave me a different perspective for the rest of my life.”

Edward Fike
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
1941-1945
Resident, Belmont Village Cardiff by the Sea, CA

“Unlike some of the wars of recent time, WWII found the country united with a goal of unconditional surrender by the Japanese who attacked without reason on December 7, 1941.”