World War II and The WWII Chain Letter Gang
Blog No. 43 – May 29, 2026 This Memorial Day
Raising the First Flag on Iwo Jima by SSgt. Louis R. Lowery, USMC, who accompanied the patrol up the mountain, is the most widely circu...
BLOG No. 42 – April 18, 2026 WWII LETTERS – Written Over There and Here and Now
Let’s start this blog today with what made the military person suddenly away from home want to write to those he just left. That’s a ve...
Blog No. 41 – February 21, 2026 The Life of a Young Kamikaze Pilot
Feb. 21, 1945: USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95 as it was seen burning after being hit by Kamikaze aircraft off Iwo Jima – it was the final mass...
Blog No. 40 – December 31, 2025
The 1944-1945 Celebration was the 41st New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York and took place on Sunday, December 31st, 19...
Blog No. 39 – December 7, 2025
While the “Christmas Truce” of 1914 has achieved legendary status in the history of World War I, there has been little coverage of similar events involving American troops.
Blog No. 38 – November 5, 2025
Drum, Drummers, DrumbeatsIt was just the other day – well, a couple months and 81 years ago, on August 29, 1944, when 15,000 American t...
Blog No. 37 – October 8, 2025
Turns out, this humble bed has been doing double duty for centuries -- and not just in homes.
Blog No. 36 – September 1, 2025
The sound of the Drummer’s beatThe Castiles – Brucebase Wiki
July 1 – August 4, 1965
As their oath will tell you, the Official Co...
Blog No. 35 – August 9, 2025
BalloonsDo you think it can carry us?
Three of the military men in my book, The World War II Chain Letter Gang, worked on the home f...
Blog No. 34 – July 10, 2025
Naro to Neptune
by Thomas Yaccarino
A note from Lynne: Yes, there is a connection amongst the members of the Wolverines inThe WWI...