by Cindy Entriken | Dec 9, 2014 | Kansas, Lincoln Kansas, Pearl Harbor, World War II Artifacts, WWII
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...
by Cindy Entriken | Dec 8, 2014 | Kansas, Lincoln Kansas, Pearl Harbor, World War II Artifacts, WWII
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...
by Cindy Entriken | Dec 7, 2014 | Ira's Lunch, Pearl Harbor, WWII
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...
by Cindy Entriken | Jul 11, 2014 | 70th anniversary of D-Day, Bud Rice, D-Day, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Utah Beach, WWII
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...
by Cindy Entriken | May 11, 2014 | 100th anniversary of the start of WWI, 70th anniversary of D-Day, D-Day, WWI, WWI and WWII, WWII
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...
