War and Family: Letters Home

M/Sgt Phllip H. Blinn served in the XIX Corp., US Army in the European Theater. His Mom and Phillip's stepfather, were working for the US Army in Honolulu Hawaii and were present during the bombing of...

30 Jan 17min

Robert Atlas Ingram of Cheraw South Carolina served in the 793rd Bomb Squadron of the 468th Bombardment Group. He was stationed in India, China, and later on the Island of Tinian in the Mariana Islan...

18 Jan 15min

Pvt William E. Frye served in the US Army later in the war, helping to repair rail tracks and depots to move supplies forward to support the troops as they moved into Germany.Pvt Frye was friends with...

17 Jan 10min

In this first episode of 2026 we will hear an amazing story about courage, American grit and survival. PFC Fritchman, of Bethlehem PA, served in WW2 and was captured by the Germans in February 1945. ...

4 Jan 21min

Pvt. James R. Clark served in WW2 in the US Army, 110th infantry. James was from Ligonier PA, and was with the 110th at the battle of Bastogne.During WW2 men and women were deployed throughout Europe ...

3 Dec 202514min

SP 1/c Bernard J. Ward, S1/c Thomas P. Ward, Pvt Edward J. Ward, Pvt Robert F. Ward. Four brothers - 3 overseas and 1 in service stateside. The brothers were from Hartford CT - their letters show how ...

9 Nov 202520min

Edward J. Baptista was from E. Boston MA and served in the US Army Air Corp. He enlisted in January 1941, and was sent to the Philippines, arriving just weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Two...

18 Okt 202525min

Glenn & Grover Allen, brothers from Haverhill MA served in WW2 in different branches of the military, one in Europe and one in the Pacific. Their letters were forwarded to me by Mr. Boyd of Georgia,...

9 Okt 202512min