Archive for October, 2008

Establishing a Recovery Camp in China

Monday, October 6th, 2008

In 1939, Alice was attending a university in the city of Foochow, a large port of entry across from Taiwan. She had lived in China many years where her father was a technical lubrication engineer. Everything changed in 1939 when the Japanese set up a blockade along the coast of ...

Honor Guard to President Roosevelt

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

In 1939 May had been visiting in England for six months when war broke out, making it impossible for her to return to the States. So she settled into life in England, doing home nursing and assisting in First Aid courses. She found the spirit of the English people wonderful ...