Month: August 2010
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Letter from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, to Cecil Rice, WWII Veteran
May 11, 1946 letter from James Forrestal, The Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. to World War II Veteran Cecil Rice thanking him for serving our Nation at a time of crisis.
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Cecil Rice came to...
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Letter from President Harry Truman to WWII Veteran Cecil Rice
18 April 1946 letter from President Harry Truman, The White House, to Cecil N. Rice, World War II Veteran, extending the "heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation" to "one of the Nation's finest...." Cecil N. Rice has been a resident...
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WWII Veteran Cecil N. Rice
Interview with World War II Veteran Cecil Rice at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 15th, 2010. Veteran Rice served as a Pharmacy Mate in the United States Navy and on the H.M.A.S., His Majesty's Australian Ship, Warramunga.
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"Beanee Weenees" by Lyle Shaffer
Firsthand account of life in the 349th Field Artillery Battalion by WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer. Veteran Shaffer resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project. Read "Beanee Weenees" and listen to ...
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"The Battle of the Bulge" by Lou Toth
First person account of this epic battle by WWII Veteran and German Prisoner of War Lou Toth. Veteran Toth, TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper, served in WWII, the Korean War, and retired as a Master Sergeant in the United...
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Helen Marie Struthers - Obituary
Helen Marie Struthers, originally from central Florida, died August 15, 2010, of complications of an autoimmune liver disease with which she had lived for 13 years. She was 61. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Struthers Malbon (Blacksburg, Virgin...
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WWII Veteran Jerry Kinsley Interview Part I
World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, FL, August 12th, 2010.
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Veteran Kinsley served in the 9...
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Saraf-Fischer Wedding
ABOVE: Neil Joseph Fischer and his wife Mary Ann Saraf on their wedding September 22, 1951 at Mary Ann's family home on Hopkins Street in Savannah, Georgia where the reception took place.
Mary Ann Saraf and Neil Joseph Fischer wed on...
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Scenes Central Florida Circa 1900
ABOVE: 1890 map of Orlando, Florida.
Enjoy and explore photographic drawings from a tourist travel booklet published around 1900 called Palatka Florida - St. Johns & Ocklawaha Rivers. The booklet is located in the Florida Collection at the Orlando Publi...
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V-J Day: August 14, 1945
2010 is the 65th anniversary of the war's end - V-J Day. Where were you? WWII Veterans of Central Florida recall where they were when the news of victory came. Some were in the Pacific dodging bullets and suicide bombers...
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WWII Veteran Frank D. Harrison Interview
Listen to the interview with World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Veteran Frank D. Harrison at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 8, 2010.
Veteran Harrison retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving his country for 25 years in...
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Letter from John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Louis Toth, World War II Veteran
June 1st, 2009 letter from Congress of the United States House of Representatives, John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Mr. Louis Toth, World War II Veteran, regarding Veteran Toth's stories and valuable history of WWII events. Rep. Mica states,...
