This post is a bit removed from my immediately family tree, but still interesting. I am currently doing some study on the classical masters of horse training and as I was doing that research I stumbled into the name Harry Chamberlin as the person who brought the US Cavalry up to its peak in theContinue reading “Brigadier General – Harry Dwight Chamberlin – Olympic Gold!”
Category Archives: World War II
USS New Orleans – Harold Anderson WWII
If you have been following my Anderson family details or the details on the veterans in my family tree you may already be aware of my Grandpa’s brother Harold Anderson and the fact that he was on the USS New Orleans during WWII. Harold was on the New Orleans at Pearl Harbor and was killedContinue reading “USS New Orleans – Harold Anderson WWII”
Published Genealogy Stories
A big thank you to the Peoria County Genealogy Society for their Prairie Roots publication and their ideas for stories. Thanks to them I have now written and shared four different stories. I believe they have all been told via this blog in some fashion, but it doesn’t hurt to put them all in oneContinue reading “Published Genealogy Stories”
Rosie the Riveter Association
It’s been an eventful couple of weeks in Genealogy finds. I’ll have to detail some of the other pieces her in a bit, but this one was fun. We finally found out the details of Grandma Avis’s war service. If you have read some of my earlier blog posts you may remember that at ChristmasContinue reading “Rosie the Riveter Association”
You never know what Grandma might say!
Well, there are a lot of reasons why we never know what Grandma might say, but Grandma Avis threw all of us for a surprise over Christmas this year. We are taking her home after the festivities and randomly she shares that she and her sister Iris made bombs during WWII for about 6 weeks. ItContinue reading “You never know what Grandma might say!”
New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers
The new book is here! I was contacted a while back by someone writing a book on the World War II 596th Airborne Engineers. My Grandpa Anderson was a part of this unit and in working with the author I shared a couple of photos and stories with him. Grandpa is actually featured a coupleContinue reading “New Book on 596th Airborne Engineers”
Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice
We just returned home from a Memorial day weekend in Nebraska and it is so striking to see all of the flags in the cemetery honoring those who have served. The Big Springs cemetery seems to have a pretty large number of flags and represents a pretty high proportion of veterans in the cemetery. AsContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend – Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice”
North Platte Canteen – WWII
When we look at the WWII era, it seems like the primary focus is on the servicemen, their sacrifices and military records. That is all fascinating information and worth searching, but sometimes the ladies at home have their own interesting stories. I just finished reading “Once Upon a Town” by Bob Green discussing what theContinue reading “North Platte Canteen – WWII”
Hans Jurgen Dehning WWII Experience
This was such an interesting piece to read that I obtained permission from the Dehning Family Association to share it with you here. Hans Jurgen was born in 1924 and grew up under the influence of Hitler’s politics. Hans Jurgen fought in WWII for Germany and talks about how the German people were convinced toContinue reading “Hans Jurgen Dehning WWII Experience”
JP Anderson and Charles Moeller WWII- unique experiences
These two aren’t in my direct line of ancestry, but they do have some unique experiences during WWII that I thought were interesting John Peter (JP) Anderson is 2nd Great Uncle, a brother to Reuben Anderson, my great-grandfather. JP was a missionary in China for the Seventh Day Adventist Church. JP left for China inContinue reading “JP Anderson and Charles Moeller WWII- unique experiences”
Cory and Nicole Family History 