Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Today’s post was inspired by remembrances of World War II written some years ago by Mary Jane Clemens concerning the borough of Chalfont in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Much of what she wrote is familiar to many of us growing up during that time – victory gardens, collecting tin cans, squeezing margarine ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
In the book, Dead Reckoning by McAvoy and Sigfred, we learn about the early days of aviation through the life of Sture V. Siegfred. One of his flights played a significant role in World War II.
In November of 1943, Sture received orders for a secret mission with instructions not to ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
From my college roommate Kathy
A ritual in our home each evening was my father reading the daily newspaper; and because I was an avid reader in those teen-age years during WWII, I joined him in this activity each evening. One day I discovered an account written by the memorable journalist Ernie ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Yesterday we had a very special event at our church – Salem United Church of Christ in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. We dedicated a plaque to those who have died while serving in the military since World War II. Salem is a relatively small church but two of our young men have ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
In case any of you younger readers have a question as to why food rationing was necessary, I came upon this story recently in the book Dead Reckoning by McAvoy and Sigfred.
On December 7, 1941, Sture Sigfred stopped at a gas station on a rural road in Wisconsin. The voice ...
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