On to France
Fifth in a Series The next week, after returning from Tidworth, where Sgt. Griffen and I had closed out Ordinance Depot, O641, we received orders
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July 1, 2021
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It Takes More Than Bombs to Close This Pub
A Yank in England – 4th in a Series I suppose it’s OK to tell you, right off, that in the fall of 1943 we
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June 14, 2021
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As Luck Would Have It
It was during World War II, on September 18th, 1943, that I boarded the troopship, Argentina, in New York Harbor. The scuttlebutt was that we
Mel Corren
December 8, 2020
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School Boy, Soldier Boy
Basic Training – Part II of Ongoing Series My fondest recollections of Basic Training were chow, calisthenics, drills, and parades. However, I excelled only in
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August 7, 2020
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School Boy, Soldier Boy
School Boy It was the Spring of 1942, and the world was full of uncertainty. War was raging in Britain and the fields of Europe,
Mel Corren
July 3, 2020
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