From the August 24, 2016 MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back.:
1941, 75 years ago: "Members of the old 'A' Company that fought in World War No. 1 and who reside in this area are urged to write to other members whose addresses they know and tell them that the annual company reunion and picnic is to be held in August.
"It will be held at Annie's Woods in DeKalb."
Kind of interesting to see how they were referring to the Great War now that there was another one going on in Europe. I wonder if it was already being called World War II?
--GreGen
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.
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