May 18, 2013

MacArthur Left But Volckmann Remained

volckmann-and-valdes-07-july-1945

Almost everyone from my generation (baby boomers) knows the quote by General Douglas MacArthur wherein he says, “We Shall Return” in reference to when he was ordered to leave the Philippines in 1942 to command allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Command. What you may not know is that many men under his command didn’t [...]

The 1937 Third Reich Militaria Mystery

Tinnie 01 May 1937

Speaking of Privacy In all the years I visited my grandparents in Olympia, I never thought to, nor was I ever asked to, go through anything on my Grandma Josie’s dressing table.  In fact, it was many long years from the 1950′s to 1984 when my Grandpa died that I finally felt comfortable going through [...]

COG -77th Edition – Disasters

COG -77th Edition – Disasters My father-in-law, Loren Wilkerson, was in the Navy during World War II and near the end of the war he was on the CVE (carrier vessel escort) Cape Esperance as they made their way to Leyte Gulf for the battle that would eventually take place there. On their way to [...]

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