Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
At one of my talks the other day, a number of the attendees shared memories of World War II days.
One woman told the following story.
During the war years, she recalled a German family living nearby. Some of the neighbors wondered if they were German sympathizers, or even possibly spies. One ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
As I mentioned in the last blog, World War II was much on our minds as my daughter and I traveled through Germany.
Even while I was still at home before leaving on our trip, an elderly neighbor, who had served with the 4th Armored Division during World War II, and ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
It is difficult to comprehend that this time last week (actually six hours earlier, German time), my daughter and I were on a train bound for Cologne in Germany. We were enjoying a one-week vacation and visit with German friends of more than thirty years, whom we first met when ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
A friend living in Fairfield, Iowa sent me the material for this entry. It is from the Fairfield Ledger.
"The Navy was a wonderful adventure," said Mary Backstrom, a Navy WAVE (Women Accepted for Voluntary Service) yeoman during World War II "That war was different. We were attacked. There was so ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
From Ordinary Heroes by Steve Wagner and Sharon Wells Wagner (previous entry), I am including the stories of two women who served.
Margaret Schatz Wolf was born in Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, where the only industry was a stocking factory. She didn’t want to end up there. Her dream was to ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Last month, I was pleased to have a book signing at the Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the annual World War II weekend. Featured was an authentic recreation of both Allied and German army camps, complete with original World War II vehicles. Over 100 living history enthusiasts ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Although Alice was in charge of the base kitchen, she had a committee of capable people to assist. The neighboring base at Kunming was closed because it was too open, and it was too difficult to protect it with its power plant, roads and rail access. The occupants were moved ...
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