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Pearl Harbor – two days Later
This is the third of a four part series about Pearl Harbor and the impact the bombing had on the lives of some of my family members and other residents of Lincoln, Kansas, my home town. This blog was first published on December 9, 2013. Pearl Harbor - two days Later...
Pearl Harbor – one day later
This is part two of a four-part series about Pearl Harbor and the impact the bombing had on the lives of some of my family members and other residents of Lincoln, Kansas, my home town. This blog was first published on December 8, 2013. I've added a couple of photos of...
Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941
This is the first of a four-part series about Pearl Harbor and the impact the bombing had on the lives of some of my family and other residents of Lincoln, Kansas, my home town. Learning about the bombing of Pearl Harbor Sunday, December 7, 1941 Sunday was the busiest...
Veterans Day – 2014
Ever since my return from Normandy, France, earlier this year, seeing the 8,000+ graves at the American Cemetery and walking on Omaha Beach, I’ve been haunted by the thought of loss associated with war. [for text and photos of that trip, please see my D-Day, 2014...
D-Day, 2014
The Decision One of my first tasks, before I started working on my book, Ila's War, was to obtain a copy of Ila's military records from the National Archives. But once I had her records I confronted a problem. I knew nothing about the 155th Station Hospital (SH), the...
WWI and WWII – anniversaries
Anniversaries for WWI and WWII 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I and the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of World War II - two of the most momentous and horrific events in our human history. Learning about WWI at the National World...
WWI in Pictures
2014 was the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, the war to end all wars. I thought you might like to see how WWI was depicted in postcards of the era. I found most of the cards you'll see below at estate sales but there are four cards, all...
WWII Sweetheart Jewelry
I love jewelry but when the proprietor of a local military surplus store asked, “Want to see some WWII Sweetheart jewelry?” I responded, “What’s that?” Since you’re reading this blog, you may be much better informed than I was about the incredible variety of jewelry...
Christmas Day, 1942
155th Station Hospital Christmas Card, Drawn by Unknown Staff Member Christmas Day, 1942 menu and greeting Lt. Col. Carl F. Steinhoff, commanding officer of the U. S. Army's 155th Station Hospital, Queensland, Australia, was worried about the morale of his officers,...
Pearl Harbor – The Day After
This is the first of four pieces about events in the early hours and days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor - The Day After December 8, 1941 Ila Armsbury had big plans for the week-end of December 5, 6, and 7, 1941. Marguerite Coffman, Ila’s best friend...