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.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Bits of War: Dozens of Bombs Found, Niece Wants Uncle Returned, WW II Vet and Tomb Sentinel Honored, Finally
1. DOZENS OF BOMBS FOUND-- 36 bombs were found over a three day period at German city of Neutraubling Some were still live and exploded. A new industrial park is being built There was a Messerschmitt plant there during the war and it was heavily bombed.
2. NIECE WANTS UNCLE'S REMAINS RETURNED TO IOWA-- William "Bill" Querl, was killed in the war and buried in the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
The American Red Cross brought his mother news of his death on September 16, 1942. She had lost her husband, had two sons in the military and was about to lose her home. devastated, she signed a document to allow his body to be buried in the Philippines. She regretted it ever since.
3. WORLD WAR II VETS AND TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS GUARD, 100, FINALLY HONORED-- Jack Eaton is the oldest living Tomb of the Unknowns Sentinel. However, the plaque honoring former Sentinels where his name should have been had omitted his name. It is now on the plaque.
--GreGen
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