

Christmas at George Field 1944
Christmas 1944 at George Field with Col. Bobzien and 3000 presents collected for the cadets.
Lawrence Lore
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Thanksgiving Dinner on the Ocean Floor
This WWII wool U.S. Navy Beret belonged to Charles Newton Stansfield. Charles, the oldest son of Harry Cappy B. Stansfield, was born and...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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"Two Formals and Gold Sandals"
The following letter published in a Lawrence County newspaper from 23-year-old Army Nurse Bettie Jo Eaton sent home to her family in...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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Some Effects of WWII on Lawrence County
January 2, 1945 Daily Record A Roosevelt spokesman called for the induction into service of able men between 18-26 who now have...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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Medals Awarded Posthumously
Daily Record January 11,1945 "Citations to accompany the medals awarded posthumously to PFC John E. Crewell and Sgt Devere I. Means, two...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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George Field Humor
The following "joke" was printed in the Daily Record the week of Jan 3-10,1945: Two George Field G.I.'s slightly the worse for a happy...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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St. Francisville Honor Roll
On October 4, 1942 a large Honor Roll containing the names of Denison Township men serving in the United Stated Armed Forces during World...
Lawrence Lore
May 15, 20231 min read
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1943 Soldiers
Boys in Service December 1943 (Taken from the December 16, 1943 Lawrence County News) Pvt. Alfred Coffey who was home on a two-day pass...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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Wait 'til you hear what they collected next...
On September 10, 1942, the Sumner Press introduced a new Youth Group. A group of forty-two Sumner boys and girls formed the Sumner...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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Magdalene Fern (Angle) Fleckenstein
Written May 2022 by Julia Randall Most everyone has looked at something old at one time and thought If that item could “talk,” I wonder...
Lawrence Lore
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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