. . Jack Snyder graduated at age 17 from Monessen High School in 1942, joined the Marines, and soon after became a machine gunner with the 4thMarine Division. He wouldn’t hesitate if you asked whom he thinks of on Memorial Day: Marine Sgt. George L. Barlow of Verbank, NY. Barlow was a
. . During World War II, Althea Skelton contributed to the war effort by building B-29 “Superfortress” bombers. Ms. Skelton’s interview is an enlightening and endearing account of her childhood years leading up to WWII, her career as a civilian defense worker at The Boeing Company in Seattle, and the post-war
. . She’s a living legend and an American hero, although she’s too humble to ever admit it. Whatever credit “Shutsy” Reynolds takes for her service during WW II, she insists on sharing it with others—namely, her fellow WASP comrades. A recent documentary about the Women Airforce Service Pilots explains the
. . James S. Shuster was born in 1922 and raised in the small Allegheny River town of Freeport, PA. During the Great Depression, Jim’s father worked for the railroad. It was good and steady work in tough times, Jim recalls. “My Dad and his friends with seniority would get together
. . Adam Shumovich of Pittsburgh, PA was drafted into the US Navy during WW II and sailed aboard the submarine tender, USS Sperry (As-12). A submarine rigging accident and a bout with a rare form of malaria eventually sent him to Pearl Harbor and then home before the war ended.
. . A native of Devon, England, Kathleen Short couldn’t wait to join the British forces during WWII. As a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Kathleen was originally assigned to work on a Barrage Balloon with a group of women, but, to her delight, she and the other
