06 Jul

Herman and Hedy were in Rättvik on Christmas in 1944 and had dinner at the Hotell Siljansborg. Here is what they ate!...

05 Jul

My brothers and sisters have heard about the Hotell Siljansborg in Rättvik for as long as we can remember. It is where our parents spent their honeymoon in January of 1945. ...

09 Feb

Victor Marcotte was the Liberty Lady radio operator, and he also operated the gun that was at the top of the radio room on the B-17. When he wasn't on the radio, he was watching for enemy fighters. ...

21 Apr

Yes, Herman was bored. "It started to get monotonous ...

14 Feb

Rättvik is a small resort town in central Sweden, 190 miles northeast of Stockholm, on the shore of Lake Siljan. In 1945 it had a population of 900....

15 Jan

As the war progressed, several American internee camps opened in Sweden, as shown on the map. In addition, there were auxiliary internee camps at various Swedish airfields where qualified US airmen would repair and maintain the damaged B-17's and other interned aircraft....