Following the 10th Armored
Thursday, November 19, 2015
50. Personal Reflections
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Today, November 19, 2015 is the 110th anniversary of my Dad's birth. Seventy years ago today, on his 40th birthday, he was settling...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
49. Keeping the Book Open- The Son of a Veteran
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This is part of a series following my father's 10th Armored Division in World War II seventy years ago. He was a medic with the 80th M...
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Monday, November 9, 2015
48. Home Life
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The war is over. On October 20, 1945 my dad (Buddy) arrived back in his northern Pennsylvania hometown with his new wife of 17 months,...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
47. Home!
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12 September 1945- The 10th Armored departed for Marseilles, France, from which they sailed for home. 9/17- Had a letter from Buddy ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
46. What Losses! What Compassion!
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2 Sept 1945 Formal Japanese surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay; U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares VJ Day. The ...
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Monday, August 24, 2015
45. Moving Out, Heading Home
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Two more entries in my grandmother's diary from August 1945: 8/18- Sent Buddy a box of cigars and cigarettes 8/24- Had a letter fr...
Friday, August 14, 2015
44. The War is Over
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This is part of a series following my father's 10th Armored Division in World War II seventy years ago. He was a medic with the 80th M...
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