Frazier International History Museum
WWII
48 Local stories that changed the world.
October 10, 2009 - March 28th 2009
Paul Wilhelmi
KY
I'm not looking to write a story. I just wanted to inform anyone of interest, that may want to interview and write a story on my dad. He is 84 and was drafted in ww11 when he turned 18. He nor I are much of writers, but someone else may be interested in doing so? Thanks Paula P.S. I have his dog tags, pictures and other items he collected during that timeWhich 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.
William Brunsman
Volunteered from his home town of Connersville, IN and sworn in at Indianapolis, IN, April 3, 1941. After basic, served on... read more
Joseph A. Kirby
In February 1944 I turned 18 and joined the Marine Corps and was on my way to Parris Island, S.C. for boot training. Next ... read more
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
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
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