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Tag: WWII

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023joynealkidney

The 14th Fighter Group in World War II by John W. Lambert

January 16, 2023February 7, 2023joynealkidney

A Bright and Blinding Sun, a Story from WWII by Marcus Brotherton

December 9, 2022December 11, 2022joynealkidney

Debut Novel of Cherie Dargan’s “Grandmother’s Treasures” Series

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022joynealkidney

Dad’s 1939 Chevy (AKA C-39)

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022joynealkidney

Family Lockets

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022joynealkidney

Dallas County Freedom Rock Selfies

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022joynealkidney

Battle of the Coral Sea: Memories of Donald Wilson, Aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5)

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022joynealkidney

Bishop’s Cafeteria in Des Moines

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022joynealkidney

“Yes! All Can!” by Elaine Briggs

October 22, 2021December 17, 2022joynealkidney

Two Men Who Influenced World History Grew up as Iowa Farm Boys

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021joynealkidney

Military Service Members Related to Leora Wilson

December 7, 2020December 7, 2022joynealkidney

December 7, 1941

October 9, 2020October 8, 2020joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: January 1946

July 17, 2020July 12, 2020joynealkidney

Warren Neal: B-29 Superfortress Commander

June 14, 2020April 26, 2021joynealkidney

Flag Day

June 1, 2020December 2, 2020joynealkidney

Uncle Bill’s WWII

May 19, 2020May 19, 2021joynealkidney

The USS Yorktown (CV-5) Located Three Miles Deep

May 4, 2020September 9, 2020joynealkidney

Motherline

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020joynealkidney

The Bluejackets’ Manual 1944

February 17, 2020March 2, 2020joynealkidney

Danny Wilson: We Don’t Want Any Heroes

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020joynealkidney

Washington Township School

December 27, 2019September 7, 2022joynealkidney

Dale Wilson’s Diary: Removed Forever (poem)

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019joynealkidney

December Newsletter 2019

November 15, 2019August 1, 2022joynealkidney

Bull Durham

September 4, 2019February 3, 2023joynealkidney

Sea of Glory: Based on the True WW II Story of the Four Chaplains and the U.S.A.T. Dorchester

August 19, 2019February 16, 2023joynealkidney

Donald Wilson: USS California (BB-44)

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019joynealkidney

Like a Haystack: Life from My Perspective by Margaret Grguric Smolik

April 24, 2019July 2, 2020joynealkidney

Joe Dew: A Glorious Life

April 17, 2019February 20, 2023joynealkidney

The Andersens of Eden: The Story of an Iowa Family During World War II

March 22, 2019August 16, 2022joynealkidney

Radio Tokyo Named Dale Wilson a POW

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