Hedy Lamarr
What I recently discovered was actress Hedy Lamarr's World War II connection. She was famous, not only for her looks but for her genius....
04
Jul
11
Jun
Jimmy Doolittle’s Granddaughter
Janna Doolittle Hoppes just happens to be the granddaughter of General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle. She has forged an impressive career as an author, educator and speaker. ...
27
May
Roswell Remembers Memorial Day 2014
This is the seventeenth year that Roswell Rotary and the City of Roswell, my hometown, have jointly sponsored Roswell Remembers, a tribute to all our veterans and the men and women who are serving in our military today. Thousands of people come from all over...
01
May
The “Real” League of Their Own
Last year I wrote about the Penny Marshall movie A League of Their Own. It featured the All-American Girl’s Professional Baseball League organized in 1942 when it was feared that the men’s major league would be cancelled due to the war. Then I learned...
15
Apr
Honor Air Atlanta 2014
On April 2nd the Roswell Rotary Club sponsored their 6th Honor Air trip of World War II and Korean veterans to Washington, DC to see their memorials. There is no cost whatsoever to our veterans. Their Guardians pay their own way....
17
Mar
Fr. Cormac A. Walsh
On April 2nd the Roswell Rotary Club will charter a plane to fly just over sixty World War II and Korean War veterans to Washington DC to visit their memorials. One of our veterans, Bob Moore, wants to honor Father Cormac Walsh, the most decorated...
06
Mar
Liberty Lady Day 2014
Seventy years ago today, March 6, 1944, the B-17 Liberty Lady force-landed on the Swedish island of Gotland just hours after the first large scale daylight raid on the city of Berlin. ...
10
Oct
The National WWII Museum
One of the highlights of my trip to New Orleans for the 306th Bomb Group reunion was a visit to The National WWII Museum, just a few blocks from our hotel....
02
Jul
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
(1944) This American army training film was designed to teach U.S. Army Air Force crews to resist interrogation by the Germans....
05
Jun
Ace Allen
On August 9, 1950, my Uncle Ace was killed in Korea. We've never known much about what happened. I'm writing this in hopes that there might be someone "out there" who remembers him....