Remembering My Grandfather

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My grandfather Edward Joseph Brook lived in Glendale, California just out side of LA just before the war. He had a wife, Eva Jane (Anderson) Brook and they had two children: Charlene the oldest at 12 or so and Little Eddie at about 5. They lived in a Stucco home (still exists today) close to Herbe... more

 

Letters Home 1942-1943 - A Soldier's Story

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My Uncle Frank, while serving in the Solomons, wrote letters home to my grandparents. We collected the letters, transcribed them and put them in the form of a book. The following is a foreword that I have written for that book.

Frank Carrabba was born on January 1, 1920 in Bryan, Texas. ... more

 

Last of the 400

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Bob Bussinger and his wife Betty were the managers of the complex I lived at in Houston Texas. Having come to know each over several years, I believe Bob felt confident enough about me to tell me that during WWII he was in the US Army and a member of a group he said was simply called "The 400". Th... more

 

TentMates

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In this digital story, Roman Ohnemus talks about the friends he shared a tent with in 1944 on Biak Island, off the coast of New Guinea. Roman was a bomber pilot with the 345th Bombardment Group of the 501st Squadron.... more