We’re looking for story #49

Secure a place in history for someone you know who did his or her part in the war. Share his or her story here – it could become "the 49th story" to be included in the exhibit.

It can be a story from someone who was on the battlefront or the homefront. Please keep it concise (a couple of short paragraphs will do), and include a photo if you have one. Stories must be submitted by December 31, 2009, to be eligible for display at the museum.

 

Which one will it be

Read the stories submitted by our visitors below. One of them will be selected at random in January 2010 and given a place of honor in the exhibit.

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Joseph A. Kirby

Part Two... At night we would scrape out slits in the ground and stack rocks around us. There were two men to a hole. One... read more

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Russell L. (Bob) Hulsey

On August 6, 1940, my dad, R.L. Hulsey, joined the army. At the age of 19 he became the youngest Staff Sgt in the U.S. Ar... read more

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ROBERT BURNS

2nd Lt. Robert "Bob" Burns was a fighter pilot with the 325th Fighter Wing, 318th Fighter Squadron, located in Miramare, I... read more

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Carla Schell

Carl George Tafel, Jr. P-51 Mustang Fighter Pilot World War II fighter pilot Carl George Tafel, Jr. was born in Lou... read more

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Carl George Tafel, Jr. Tafel, Jr

Carl George Tafel, Jr P-51D Mustang Fighter Pilot (cont) The news that Carl was missing in action did not arrive at t... read more