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A Patriotic Calling

Wilma was born to William L. and Alberta Green on October 5, 1923, in Minglewood, TN. She moved as an infant to New Orleans where she...

“Can Do” – Life as a Seabee in WWII

C.B. Martin learned about the bombing of Pearl Harbor watching a movie with a buddy in downtown Lubbock on Sunday Dec. 7th, 1941. As C.B....

Survivor of Three “Wars”

Dominic Tartaglione was drafted in the Army in New York City in 1941. He took his basic training in New Jersey and was trained in recon...

"Dedicated to Family and Country

Lena “Lyn” Skaggs Duncan (a friend from school didn’t like Lena and said “I think I’ll call you Lyn” and the name stuck) was born on...

The Million Dollar Wound

WWII was over early for Orville Fleming but he didn’t know it at the time. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 in San Francisco, CA. Jobs...

Blinded by the Light – WWII’s Secret Project

Charles Odell Sears had a secret. One he carried with him for 41 years. Odell, from Brownfield, Texas, entered the U.S. Army in February...

"From Texas South Plains War Stories: Interviews with Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan © 2021 Larry A. Williams and Katherine McLamore by permission of McFarland."