About HB Auld

     I am a Christian grandfather, married to a wonderful woman named Janette (Jannie) Kattes Auld  since February 2, 2002 (that’s 02/02/02), and yes, we were married at 2:02 p.m.

     I have two wonderful sons and daughters-in-law, a step-daughter and her husband and family, and a step-son and his wife and family. These four families have blessed me with 16 grandchildren.

     I am descended from Scots from the Perth and Ayrshire areas of the Scottish Lowlands, having traced my Auld ancestry back to the first Scotsman in our family to immigrate from Scotland to America.  My Seventh Great-grandfather left the homeland alone as a 20-year old lad and moved to Talbot County, MD, in 1685.  During the past 335+ years, our Auld family has moved throughout the SE USA, across the Southern States, and settled now in East Texas.  Along the way, that 7GG’s progeny fought in the American Revolution, the American Civil War, and in World War II, as well as served during the Vietnam Conflict.  We are connected to the MacGregor Clan through marriage.

     I retired as a US Navy Senior Chief Journalist (E-8) August 31, 1987, after 22 years of active naval service. During my naval career, I was stationed in Adak, Alaska; Okinawa, Japan; Pensacola, FL; Syracuse, NY; Indianapolis, IN; Naples, Italy; and Washington, DC.

     Lest someone think I was “shore-bound,” I also served temporary duty on various ships, including: HMS Hermes, a Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier, and the USS Ticonderoga, a US Navy Aegis Cruiser, among several others.

You may email me at: HB Auld