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, October 9, 2017
DeKalb's Housing Shortages
From the March 16, 2017 MidWeek "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Efforts to secure government approval to the designation of DeKalb as a defense area, in order that the lack of homes may be declared an emergency, did not meet with much success for the DeKalb committee which went to Chicago."
Unfortunately, DeKalb, Illinois, wasn't the only U.S. town to experience housing shortages.
--GreGen
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