My main goal in visiting Malta was to walk in my Dad's footsteps 75 years later However, we also learned much more of the history of this beautiful island and saw sites that Dad did not see (mainly because 75 years produces a lot of changes)
	Dad in Malta in WWII
Dad wrote in his diary about the island of Malta His ship was docked across the Grand Harbor and repaired where the cranes can be seen The USS Philadelphia was damaged badly at Anzio This photo was taken from our balcony of the Grand Harbor Hotel
A View from the Upper Barrakka Gardens over the Saluting Battery which guarded the Grand Harbor In 1944 my Dad's ship, the USS Philadelphia was moored in the main harbor to the left and repaired in the shipyard on the right where the oil rig now stands
Valletta and the Grand Harbor	The Barrakka Gardens
Saluting Battery	Lascaris Rooms (WWII Tunnels)
Fort St Elmo	Fort St Angelo
Mdina	Rabat
Hagar Qim