Tag Archives: World War II

a man of letters (8) – combat! January, 1945

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Sheila Morris

In the summer of 2018, I published a series of letters my dad wrote during his life. I hadn’t read them since then, but sometimes the war in Europe jars my memories to an earlier war known as World War … Continue reading →

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a man of letters (8) – combat! January, 1945

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Sheila Morris

Three days after Christmas in 1944,  2nd. Lt. Glenn Morris flew the first of his 35 bombing missions over Germany with his crew of The Fortress. Their first target was Siegburg, a town near Bonn in the North Rhine – Westphalia region. … Continue reading →

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a man of letters (4) – the boys go to war

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sheila Morris

On June 27, 1943, Glenn delivered bad news to his parents. “Dear Mama and Daddy, I know how upset you are about my enlisting this summer, but I have to do what I feel is right for me. I’ve finished two years … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Matters

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Sheila Morris

Last Sunday afternoon Teresa and Spike and I took advantage of the low humidity and spring-like weather that lasts about a minute in Columbia before we hit the days that make you feel like you could melt any second and … Continue reading →

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