Over the period from 1942 until 1945 many casualties and deaths occurred and it was traumatic to hear of people you knew being lost in...

At the beginning of 1943 my family moved to Florida for three months. We drove a bit over thirty five miles per hour and made it in three...

Very quickly in 1942, rationing of food, gasoline, tires, shoes and other consumer products became prevalent. Local rationing boards were...

Looking back, for me the most important thing that happened was the unification of essentially all Americans in the defeat of the axis...

Pearl Harbor changed everything very quickly and dramatically. I recall listening to the radio the day it was announced and rushing to...

The first event to attract family attention was the invasion of Holland/Belgium in 1940. Ann Meyers (an aunt of my mother) and her family...

As a typical teenager, I do not recall paying much attention to what was going on in world events. Most folks during this period had not...

Today on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, I was reminded of several requests that I have had with regard to the war and my...

While scanning through YOUTUBE, I found the link below and it reminded me of my first industrial strength job. During the summer of 1949...

Dad was a skilled farmer. He had attended UK AG school for a couple of years and he had 3-4 generations of ancestors who were farmers. ...

A couple of other characteristics of Dad were his kindness in trying to teach teenagers how to grow up and how strongly he could let you...

Dad had a number of health problems along the way. At about age 41 he lost all of his teeth and wore false teeth for the remainder of his...

Both Dad and Mom seemed to love their winter (Jan. through Mar.) excursion to Clearwater. I went with them on their first one in 1942....

An almost weekly social event for Dad was a trip to John Farrell’s barber shop in Crittenden. This was the standard meeting place for...

Dad was an exceptional dresser for a famer. Even for work, he never wore overalls or raggedy pants. His work pants were ironed with...

Three words come to mind when I think of Dad: 1) Honesty, 2) Fairness and 3) Manners. I do not remember exact words to me on these...

I could go on for pages about my family’s friends but let me go back to more diverse characteristics of Dad. When I used the term,...

My father was a friend and a farmer. As a youngster, it seemed to me that my Dad knew everybody in the country, and they liked him. He...

It is hard to know where to start when describing your parents because one gets such a flood of events and emotions pouring out of ones...

1. Don’t try to backup/park your bike like your 84 Buick station wagon between two Honda Civics parked 10 feet apart. Reverse gear on...