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Tag: Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss for an Iowa Family During world War II

April 12, 2021April 30, 2024joynealkidney

2nd Lt. Daniel S. Wilson

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021joynealkidney

2nd Lt. Dale Ross Wilson

March 15, 2021June 5, 2021joynealkidney

“Leora’s Letters” Interview with John Busbee

January 3, 2021December 13, 2023joynealkidney

The Minburn Farm in Winter

December 18, 2020May 16, 2024joynealkidney

Paul Berge, Narrator of the Audiobook of “Leora’s Letters”

November 30, 2020December 24, 2023joynealkidney

Leora Wilson’s Decision to Have Danny Wilson Buried Overseas

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020joynealkidney

Tribute to Those Who Served to Defend our Freedoms: Latham Hi-Tech Seeds Blog

October 30, 2020December 24, 2023joynealkidney

Clabe Wilson: His Last Autumn

October 26, 2020January 26, 2024joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: US Military Cemetery, St. Avold, France

October 23, 2020January 26, 2024joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: Compelling Documents about His Identification

October 9, 2020January 23, 2026joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: January 1946

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: November 1945 Document

September 28, 2020February 11, 2021joynealkidney

Clabe Wilson’s Vehicles

September 8, 2020November 3, 2021joynealkidney

Leora’s Letters: Audio Clip

June 23, 2020November 3, 2021joynealkidney

Leora’s Letters: The Audiobook

June 5, 2020June 6, 2024joynealkidney

Donald Wilson, USS Yorktown Survivor–Saw the Torpedo Spread Coming

April 29, 2020June 20, 2020joynealkidney

First Review of Leora’s Letters from Europe

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019joynealkidney

October Newsletter

September 2, 2019April 28, 2022joynealkidney

Our American Stories on WHO-Radio

May 27, 2019April 26, 2021joynealkidney

One Day a Year Set Aside for Those Who Paid With Their Very Lives

May 24, 2019January 14, 2023joynealkidney

Lest We Forget. . .

May 20, 2019October 12, 2021joynealkidney

Donald Wilson: Ships

March 18, 2019April 30, 2024joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: Transition Training–P-38 Lightning

February 4, 2019October 26, 2023joynealkidney

Journey to France: Lorraine American Cemetery

November 27, 2018November 16, 2025joynealkidney

Dale Wilson’s Crew: Missing in Action

November 9, 2018February 3, 2023joynealkidney

Dallas County Wilson Family Lost 3 Sons During WWII

April 30, 2018December 19, 2021joynealkidney

Spats, the Wilson Family Pup

June 5, 2017November 12, 2021joynealkidney

Donald Wilson: Citation from The Commander in Chief

March 13, 2017December 28, 2023joynealkidney

AWOL

March 13, 2017January 2, 2023joynealkidney

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