My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, March 10, 2014
250 World War II Letters Found and Returned
From May 27, 2013, ABC News "250 World War II Letters Found in Hat Box Returned to Soldier's Family" by Eliza Murphy. //// They were written between 1940 and 1946 by Eural and Robert Harvill to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Harvill, Box 7, Drumright, Oklahoma, from different training camps around the United States where they were stationed. //// Pamela Gilliland bought the box for $1 at an estate sale in Drumright 15 years ago. //// History buff Doug Eaton helped track the Harvills down with the help of local Drumright residents and Ancestry.com. //// The letters were returned in the Drumright City Hall. //// A Bit of Family History Restored. --GreGen
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