Hedy served as secretary for the American Legion post in Columbia, SC for many years. In addition, she was active in the American Legion Auxiliary. She and her lady friends would sell poppies in order to raise money for veteran causes....
On October 15th, I was honored to spend a couple of hours in Ashleigh, Mississippi, with Don Courson, the Liberty Lady's right waist gunner. ...
Hedy had three roommates in Washington D.C. I have talked with all three of them in the past few months. Thelma Kane now lives in Washington State, and she has shared many stories with me....
(2004) Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of World War II's OSS, by Patrick K. O'Donnell ...
Because jobs were so scarce in Hibbing, Hedvig and her friends took the civil service course so they would qualify for a job with the U.S. Government. They wanted to travel....
At the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, I found evidence that both my parents were involved in espionage activities!...
On September 5th, it was my privilege to interview Merle P. Brown, co-pilot of the Liberty Lady, at his home in Lakeville, Minnesota ...
Hibbing, Minnesota, was a melting pot for all the European immigrants -- Czechoslovakia, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Greece. All kinds of foreign tongues were spoken, and the Johnson family had friends of every nationality....
In custody of the local military unit, the ten airmen, miraculously safe and sound, were taken by truck to the folk high school in nearby Hemse. After two nights, the crew left for the Swedish mainland....
Favorite (1998) Making for Sweden, part 2 - The United States Army Air Force. This is the #1 resource for information on the American airmen who landed in Sweden during World War II. Part 1 covers the RAF....