Beside Me Still A Memoir of Love and Loss in World War II

Elizabeth Riley Perkins Shaw was born on 25 March 1919 in Washington, D.C. Called Bettsy from earliest childhood, she grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was schooled at Rosemary Hall and Bennett, where she excelled in art. In later years, she returned to Rosemary Hall to teach sculpting and art history. While still a young woman, Bettsy traveled around the world. She spent extensive time in the Far East, particularly in what was then called French Indochina. On her second trip to the Philippines, Bettsy married Lt. jg VanOstrand Perkins, also of Greenwich, who was killed in action during World War II. Following the war, she married Lt. Cdr. James Clair Shaw, a classmate and friend of Van's. As the wife of a naval officer she traveled to many different countries, including Holland and Belgium, where Jim served as the naval attache. Bettsy returned to her early love of writing after raising four childrenShaw, Elizabeth R. P. is the author of 'Beside Me Still A Memoir of Love and Loss in World War II' with ISBN 9781557509864 and ISBN 1557509867.