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• Joe Gould's WWII Experiences

  Joe Gould was flying a bombing mission to Calais, France, serving as the navigator on a Marauder, when the plane was shot down. Joe landed in a minefield and was captured by…

  Updated by kgould54 23 Mar 2008

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• A bank robbery gone wrong in Ketchum, Oklahoma

  The lives of four men and their families were forever changed on a hot Thursday morning of August 9th, 1923 in Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma during a bank robbery that just…

  Updated by Senora1890 08 Mar 2008

  1 comment | 51 images

• The Doctor is In

  The life and work of my second great-grandfather, Dr. Nathan Blunt Kennedy, Physician & Surgeon, 1836-1897

  Updated by Ruth_Anne 23 May 2008

  2 comments | 42 images

• Johann Vento's Family History

  piecing together the Vento and Colizza stories in America

  Updated by jmvento 27 Feb 2008

  6 images

• CHERRY VALLEY - November 11th, 1778

  The story of the soldiers of the 7th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Line that suffered as a result of that terrible day during the Revolutionary War.

  Updated by CanyonWolf 23 Feb 2008

  2 comments | 5 images

• Traveling Down My Lines

  Researching my ancestry can be VERY frustrating. I've looked for one person for over 30 years.

  Updated by Timetraveler50 23 Feb 2008

  6 comments | 1 image

• Jacob W. Earheart Fights For the Confederacy

  This is a story of Jacob W. Earheart, who at 20 years of age entered into the civil war from Texas.

  Updated by cwiseman 06 Apr 2008

  2 comments | 20 images

• Celebrating a 100-year old love story

  This year the descendants of Dolph Barker and Lois Link are celebrating their lives and the love story that began 100 years ago in Holland, Georgia.

  Updated by moultriecreek 07 Jun 2008

  47 images

• Dear Alice - A brother’s WWII Letters to his Sister at Home in Poughkeepsie

  This page will cover the 1943 letters found at Alice's home in Poughkeepsie and will be shared here in digital format [be patient - this will be a task which will take time -…

  Updated by MotherB 16 Feb 2008

  1 comment | 165 images

• Unknown location in Germany 1945

  Need help indentifying photos my dad took while in Germany. I know this is a long shot!

  Updated by maligh 04 Apr 2008

  24 images

• Pilots In Training During WWII

  Bruce Field, aka Harmon Flying Center, was located in Ballinger, TX. Bruce Field was a training facility for pilots for the Army Air Forces during WWII. The trainees came…

  Updated by maligh 04 Apr 2008

  7 images

• Memories of My Father, Robert Swenck

  A soldier's daughter remembers her father who died in Vietnam.

  Updated by sswenck 02 Apr 2008

  4 comments |

• My friend, Thomas P B King (Pick)

  My last day with Pick

  Updated by hhsted 04 Apr 2008

• Rider On The School Bus

  He was just a kid who rode on my school bus

  Updated by busrider 04 Apr 2008

  3 comments |

• The 'Guest' Letter

  I am searching for the letter that was handed out to troops enroute to Wespac circa 1968.

  Updated by GuenotGR 02 Apr 2008

• "Bringing Brother Home"

  War and death during Vietnam as seen through the eyes of an eight-year-old boy in Appalachia.

  Updated by Ronnierayjenkins 14 May 2008

  4 comments | 1 image

• Capt. Gildo G. "Trev" Trevisan, U.S. Army Air Force, Ret.

  The life and times of Capt. Trevisan's WWII service, as told to his son.

  Updated by garyteed 02 Apr 2008

  5 images

• A Hard Row To Hoe

  My memories of stories that mother told me about her family . The hardships they encountered.

  Updated by Charlene530 5 days ago

  31 images