Tag Archives: WWII

never forget

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Veteran’s Day is our day set aside to honor the men and women who serve and have served in defense of our democracy at home and abroad. This past year I did an entire series on my family’s experiences during … Continue reading →

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a man of letters (10) – some of us are lucky

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

March, 1945 began as February had ended – with more missions to fly (Reuthingen and Bohlen) – but with an unexpected visit from a friend who had been with him in navigation school in Texas and an equally unexpected promotion. In a … Continue reading →

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a man of letters (7) – absence makes the heart…

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

Glenn at home in Richards, Texas before the war Remember the slightly underweight 18-year-old rural Texas boy who enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1943 and wrote to his parents that he had to do “what I feel is right for me” … Continue reading →

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a man of letters (3) – prejudice by any other name is still prejudice

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

While the war took center stage in everyone’s mind in 1942 and my dad noticed that his hunting and fishing buddies in Richards, Texas had a younger sister, apparently hormones were also raging in my dad’s brother Ray who would have been … Continue reading →

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a man of letters – 1941 before Pearl Harbor

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

My dad and eight classmates graduated from Richards High School in rural Grimes County, Texas on May 22, 1941. He was 16 years old, the smallest and youngest boy in his class – but chosen to be class president. On graduation day he delivered the “welcome” to a small … Continue reading →

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From One Mother to Another – WWII

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

On May 29, 1945 my mom Selma and my dad Glenn eloped to get married by a justice of the peace in Magnolia, Texas. Magnolia was a small town 30 miles south of the even smaller town of Richards where … Continue reading →

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Detours With Daddy

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Detours with Daddy is the title of the third section of  I’ll Call It Like I See It  because it’s a mixture of facts and fantasy about my dad who was my best friend and favorite person in the world while I … Continue reading →

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