From the Dec. 14, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1941, 75 Years Ago.
"Soldiers at Camp Grant are probably very contented evenings in their barracks this week. They may be munching delicious cookies sent them by the Sycamore Woman's Club.
"The senior club was assisted in this excellent project by the Sycamore Junior Woman's Club."
Camp Grant was located in nearby Rockford, Illinois.
Taking Care of Our Fighting Men. --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.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Looking Back to 1941: Cookies for Illinois' Camp Grant
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Camp Grant,
cookies,
homefront,
Sycamore Illinois,
women
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