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Day 7 countdown for Ila’s War
Today is the first of a 7 day countdown to the release of Ila's War on November 11, 2020, Veterans' Day. To celebrate I'm sharing excerpts from the cache of letters I have. I used this material as background to help me understand the bigger picture but I wasn't able...
Jamaica Ginger Poisoning in 1930
One ounce bottle of Tincture of Jamaica Ginger, made for Rexall. This bottle is similar to the one that Ira and four of his friends purchased from the Rexall Drug Store in Lincoln, Kansas, in 1930. 1930 was a memorable year for many reasons Over 1,300 banks failed...
Ila’s War Audio Recording with Photographs and News Stories
This blog is an audio recording accompanied by photographs and news stories about Ila Armsbury. It’s narrated by Cindy Entriken and is 38:05 minutes long.
Ila’s War – the e-book – now available on Amazon
You can now purchase your copy of Ila's War at Amazon.com. It only took twelve years of research, writing, and re-writing. But finally, Ila's War is done and available to the public as an e-book. You can purchase your copy at www.amazon.com/author/cindyentriken....
End Racism – Confessions of a White Woman
End Racism - Speak Out This is my sixth attempt to put my thoughts into words, and use the platform available to me. Because I, as a white woman and small cog in the racist machinery that is America, need to speak out. I need to do my part to end racism. To help...
Memorial Day 2020 . . . a day of remembrance
Memorial Day . . . a day of remembrance Memorial Day has always been a day of remembrance for my family because we've had several family members who were in the military. My great aunt, Ila Armsbury, my dad and all my uncles fought in WWII. My cousin, Mike L., was in...
An Unknown WWII Soldier from the 32nd Infantry Division
Back in 2014, I started looking for materials about New Guinea. This was before I found James Campbell's excellent book, The Ghost Mountain Boys, about the 32nd Infantry Division, the Red Arrow Men. The 32nd Infantry Division fought the Japanese across New Guinea and...
Ila’s War is done!
So, have you missed me? Did you think I'd fallen off the edge of the earth? Not to put too fine a point on it, but I've been gone for a while - five years actually. You may not have noticed - I won't be hurt if you didn't because I know you've been busy, and so have...
War Orphans of WWII
Estimates of War Orphans of WWII Approximately 13,000,000 European children became war orphans at the end of WWII.* This is the story of one Italian orphan whom my grandmother supported financially for a time after the end of the war. Grammy and the Methodist Church...
Pearl Harbor – three days later
This is the last installment of a four part series about events in the early hours and days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was originally published on December 10, 2013. Pearl Harbor - three days later December 10, 1941 Since beginning work on Ila's War I have...