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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Mary Rich

Part 1... The war was raging. I lost some friends but no family members. I worked with a lady who kept talking about he... read more

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Mary Rich

Part 2... We knew he might be sent overseas a few weeks after he returned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma but it didn’t stop us.... read more

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Bill Beasley

My dad Bill Beasley (far left in photo) was a chief machinist on the Uss Conklin De 439 a destroyer escort. On June 5,1945... read more

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Calvin Andrews

Calvin F. Andrews was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on August 24, 1921. He attended Frankfort High School, and played on the... read more

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Richard Spalding

One day in January 1945, I was taking my turn “on the mike” in the control tower. A twin-engine British plane with the Br... read more