At his age I loved to read but to do so I had to hold the book about 2 in before me. My Dad noticed and said I needed glasses. My Mom took me to the eye dr who said he’s got a stigmatism and will grow out of it. So Dad got overruled . I struggled with reading all thru school and bought my own glasses at age 20 with my own money. Im 76 and still have a stigmatism.
I had a almost full scale thompson submachine gun. It had a crank on the side that could fire a roll of caps. My Dad carried one on Okinawa.