July 12, 2009
Last month, I devoted my column to responses to “Where were you on D-Day, June 6, 1944?” Today, I will share some additional memories. “I was born June 6, 1938 (in) Winston-Salem,” shared S. Gray Steifel of Greensboro. &ldquo...
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June 7, 2009
D-Day on June 6, 1944, was such a hinge-of-history event that I was interested in seeing where Greensboro men and women in uniform were. So in one of my columns, I asked: “Where were you and what were you doing on D-Day?” The number of replie...
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January 25, 2009
First Lutheran Church, for its size, was one of the more active local churches as shown by the way its parishioners served during World War II. Al Lochra, a combat veteran with the 100th bomb group based in England, provided most of the information about...
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January 11, 2009
Herb Strader of Greensboro was among three in his family who served in World War II. "All three of us are, thankfully, still living," said Strader, who served the U.S. Navy in Amphibious Forces during the war. He was part of the Okinawa Campaign in 1945.
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December 28, 2008
As we have for the past several years, the News & Record is honored to list those veterans who have passed on during 2008. Each veteran served his or her country bravely, and comments from loved ones tell of the dedication and patriotism of those who...
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December 14, 2008
A ringing "well done" to UNCG and the Women Veterans Historical Project for the fine luncheon they held at the Elliott University Center on Nov. 3. The featured speaker was Lt. Col. Kathryn F. Wirkus, a 1974 graduate of UNCG. Her talk, "Standing on the Sh...
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November 30, 2008
In the previous column, I wrote about First Lutheran Church in Greensboro and how the Rev. Samuel L. Sox and his congregation supported the World War II war effort. Here is a closer look at some of the World War II veterans who joined the church after the...
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November 16, 2008
During World War II, members of First Lutheran Church in Greensboro were encouraged to buy bonds, collect scrap metal, volunteer at the Red Cross and invite military on duty in Greensboro into church members' homes. Women of the church set up kitchen and...
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November 2, 2008
Recent veterans columns have told how major churches in Greensboro -- First Presbyterian Church and West Market Street Methodist Church -- supported their parishioners and their men and women in service during World War II. This column will tell about a s...
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October 19, 2008
Third in a series on West Market Street Methodist Church during World War II. During this stressful time, West Market Street Methodist Church was exemplary in providing comfort to church members, those members serving their country and to service men and...
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October 5, 2008
In the previous column, I wrote about the excellent West Market Street Methodist Church leadership during World War II. They supported the war effort, and brought comfort to those in the congregation who had sons and daughters and husbands in the military...
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September 21, 2008
The civic institutions, churches and synagogues in Greensboro were solidly behind the war effort during World War II. West Market Street Methodist Church offered support to its congregation and to its own members who were in the armed forces. The church a...
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September 7, 2008
Time to get caught up on some mail that has come in, along with other items of interest to veterans. First, let me bring you up to date on the banner with all the stars that was in the First Presbyterian Church during World War II. Each star stood for a c...
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August 24, 2008
A few years ago, I wrote about Vietnam War POW Porter Halyburton. Halyburton was a POW for seven and a half years, some of the time at the notorious Hanoi Hilton. I noted when I wrote that "beatings and interrogation were a daily occurrence, living condit...
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August 10, 2008
In an earlier column, I wrote about how Greensboro's First Presbyterian Church became a vital part of the home front during World War II. In addition to fund drives and normal church activities, church members worked closely with the local Overseas Replac...
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July 27, 2008
During World War II, First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, like many churches, supported the war effort through blood banks, war fund drives, Red Cross bandages, letters to service men and women and collection drives - paper, foil, tires, metal. The ch...
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July 13, 2008
A disclaimer: I am a member of the Black Caps Veterans Group. I think it is one of the best veterans groups in the state, in terms of bringing veterans together to discuss items of mutual interest and for major events to honor the nation and veterans the...
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June 29, 2008
A basic element in the local civilian effort to help win World War II was by the Boy Scouts of America. During hours of selfless activity, the Scouts collected paper, metal, rubber, tinfoil and fats — all crucial to providing arms and supplies for p...
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A basic element in the local civilian effort to help win World War II was by the Boy Scouts of America. During hours of selfless activity, the Scouts collected paper, metal, rubber, tinfoil and fats — all crucial to providing arms and supplies for peopl...
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June 1, 2008
Do you remember the World War II poster that showed a sinking ship? Ominous block letters read "LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS," which implied that the ship was sunk because somebody passed along important wartime information when he or she should have b...
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May 18, 2008
Time to catch up on the mail. John E. Truitt wrote a thoughtful letter about his father, John R. Truitt, and those who stayed home and supported the war effort. "I believe it is high time those who were not chosen to fight but made it possible for th...
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May 4, 2008
In my last column, I wrote how Army Air Force pilot Robert Henry Lineberger served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and how his assignment was to fly the "hump," the route from India across the Himalayas into China and Burm...
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April 20, 2008
Doris Crowell Spearman of Greensboro told me about one of her cousins, Robert Henry Lineberger, who was a World War II combat veteran in the China-Burma-India theater, always referred to as the CBI. The American goal in this region of Asia was to inflict...
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April 6, 2008
William F. Buckley Jr. died on Feb. 27, and what he wrote about defending our nation is well worth repeating here. Because in this column, we are listing those members of First Baptist Church, who defended the nation during World War II. This is an impre...
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March 30, 2008
In last week's column, we talked about the First Baptist Church and how it was one of the many Greensboro churches and synagogues that met the challenges of World War II. Without exception, Greensboro's religious institutions rose to provide comfort and p...
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