LT. ENRIGHT: Information has been pouring in on Lt. Robert
Enright who we mentioned in a previous column and, by all accounts,
was a true American hero.

We start today with Jim Enright of Dallas, Texas, who is related
to Lt. Enright.

He writes, “My father, Richard Enright, BAHS Class of 1940, was
Bob Enright’s first cousin and remembers him well. Bob was killed
aboard the USS Hammann which was rendering aid to the damaged USS
Yorktown in the Battle of Midway.”

“The Hammann took a torpedo aimed at the carrier and many lives
were lost, including Robert Enright. I believe there is only one
surviving crew member.

“A destroyer escort was named after Robert, the USS Enright,
which saw active service throughout the Atlantic and Pacific
theaters.

“Please give my thanks to Mr. McCoy for his kind words – the
Enright family has always been proud of Bob and his heroic actions.
Bob was instrumental in saving the lives of downed Navy pilots in
Guadalcanal prior to Midway and received the Purple Heart. I have
recently been in touch with Bob’s niece in Seattle, who has in her
possession the only personal belonging of Bob’s found after the
sinking – his Zippo lighter!”

Kristie Bentley of Virginia Beach, Va., Googled USS Enright to
learn more about Lt. Enright. She added, “As a Navy wife, I find
all things Navy interesting, and I always research the ships my
husband and our friends are serving on. It was with surprise and an
inflamed sense of patriotism for hometown and country that I
stumbled upon the story of Lt. Enright. And you can bet that the
next time we are visiting Bradford, my husband and I are going to
visit St. Bernard Cemetery to pay homage to a fallen sailor.”

THAT CLUB: On another recent RTS subject, Nancy H. Kania of
North Fort Myers, Fla., writes: “I do not remember specific
musicians, but I DO remember being at The Brook Club at
intersection of Seaward Avenue and Bolivar Run Drive (I hope this
is the right corner) and hearing live music.”

“I assume some of these were local musicians. This would have
been around 1960. Since I left Bradford soon after that, I don’t
know how long the Brook Club remained open. It was quite a
gathering place ‘in its day,'” she writes.