I recently hired a private researcher, Norm Richards, to find all the morning reports related to my father. I actually learned several things from these documents and I'm so glad I took the time and effort to finally pursue this.
Ed was a Sgt in Company A of the 48th Combat Engineers Battalion. A few years ago he had sent you a copy of his memoirs which you have on your site.
Regards,
Lars Severance
Shaftsbury, Vermont
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Ed was a gentle soul and would call me from time to time, just to chat. I really cherished those phone calls and of course his letters and info regarding the war. Rest in peace, gentle soul.
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — A Purple Heart certificate belonging to a Michigan soldier who died in World War II and which was later discovered in a Jerusalem used map shop has been returned to his family...
[i tried to post yesterday, but I'm still having issues imbedding Google Photos from their Photos and Photo Archive websites. Just had to resort to uploading photos]
I had never been to Hawaii before 2015. Then I had the fortune to go there 3 times for various Marine Corps reasons. I took hundreds of pictures (thankfully, I don't have to pay for developing or film anymore!) over the three trips.
Book ends of the war
Arizona memorial at sunset, seen from Ford Island
From the Punch Bown National Pacific Cemetery
The iconic Ford Island Control Tower
The Swamp Ghost up close at the Pacific Air Museum, Ford Island
I have lots of other Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Pacific locations, and everything else at my Google Photos site. Here is the link to the Photo Archives site that people, even without a Google Account, can access:
