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The Bakersfield Wavetts: 60 years later
By Sophie (Lozano) Unkrey It was 1949. From an idea conceived by Mrs. Ilo (Blossom) Scatena, a group of young World War II ex-Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) formed the club to be named Bakersfield Wavetts....
Posted by Contributor - Tue Aug 5, 2008 15:52:03 PDT
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Historic aircraft photos
These photos of the Collings Foundation's historic WWII aircraft were taken by Ron Close. at the Santa Rosa airport recently. The aircraft are on their annual tour of the U.S. The four engined Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" is...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:26:26 PDT
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Bud: A war hero to me
I am haunted by the gentle countenance of the young Army Air Corps Lieutenant in the old snapshot discovered among my mother’s personal papers after her death.  The old photo stirred many memories, but in particular reminded...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Mon Mar 24, 2008 16:32:50 PDT
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With lots of love and kisses
Eugene R. Yeager, 84, was a master sergeant in the U.S Army Corps of Engineers and laid pipeline for soldiers to traverse during the war. He served all over, including in England, France and Japan, according to his wife, Ruby, to whom...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Mon Oct 15, 2007 09:29:24 PDT
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Loss — and rediscovery — with a letter
Lt. Enoch P. Burley of the Army Air Forces never made it home to his wife, Yvonne. He was shot down over New Guinea, along with 15 of his flying brothers while piloting a Red Cross plane transporting wounded in August 1943. Mrs....
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Oct 5, 2007 16:52:43 PDT
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Pacific Islands no paradise
Army Sgt. Jack McCall fought at Guadalcanal, the Philippines and Okinawa. The letter was addressed to his wife, Helen, and toddler Dennis. Mrs. McCall was pregnant with Jim McCall, who submitted his dad’s letter. Sgt. McCall...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Mon Oct 1, 2007 12:38:15 PDT
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Letter from a pilot
Robert Grenville Millar was a B-24 pilot who flew 35 sorties during 50 missions, according to his son, Todd Millar, who submitted this letter. After the war, Millar attended c After the war, Millar attended college and ended up in...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Mon Oct 1, 2007 12:37:57 PDT
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Friends in war
The two letters at left are from 1st Lt. Ivan Osborne and Senior Chief Petty Officer John Kolstad, friends from Bakersfield. Osborne died in action on Majuro Atoll in December 1943, nearly two years after this letter was sent home. ...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:43:38 PDT
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Regardless of enemy, man knew the truth
Ernest C. Mooney was in the Army and served in the South Pacific, including in the Philippines and New Guinea. He died in 1988 in the San Joaquin Valley. The letter was addressed to his mother, Mrs. Ollie Mooney, and submitted by his...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Sep 28, 2007 09:00:57 PDT
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Soldier paid ultimate price for country that interned his family
Pfc. Torao Hayashi, uncle of Bakersfield resident Sandy (Hayashi) Minner, fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army, a unit composed of mostly Japanese-Americans who fought in Europe during World War II. ...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Sep 28, 2007 09:00:09 PDT
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Letters from World War II are funny, touching, sad
As a history junkie, I was excited to learn that Ken Burns, the filmmaker who brought the past to life in his classic documentary “The Civil War,” was planning a similar project on World War II. I knew we would publish a...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Sep 28, 2007 08:59:39 PDT
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Welcome home can take time for soldiers
My Uncle Alfred was one of 16 children whose transition from childhood to manhood took place suddenly outside of Watonga, Oklahoma. The weight of responsibility he shouldered exceeded his age but not his character. He quit school in the...
Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri May 25, 2007 16:49:05 PDT
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Soldiers Die So That We May Live Free
     It’s Memorial Day and time to remind U.S. citizens that we should never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by the many soldiers whose courage has enabled you and me to live free. And that sacrifice extends...
Posted by cbrcbr - Mon May 14, 2007 15:34:01 PDT
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