by Curator | Apr 8, 2021 | Living Histories
Private Bradford Freeman of Caledonia, Mississippi and Colonel Ed Shames of Virginia Beach, Virginia are the only two living members of the “Band of Brothers” 101st Airborne Division, WWII. An Interview with Bradford C. Freeman By Janis Allen Brad Freeman...
by Curator | Mar 29, 2021 | Living Histories
By Michel Robertson The photos in this article are of local Vietnam War veterans, many of whom you may know. See whether you’re able to recognize them! Today, March 29th, is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day of remembrance established by the Vietnam War...
by Curator | Mar 19, 2021 | Living Histories
Rutherford County resident Gil Mays (center) with his crew next to their TBF Avenger onboard the U.S.S. Yorktown in 1944. There were three crew members: pilot, turret gunner and radioman/bombardier/ventral gunner. An interview with WWII pilot Gil Mays and his son...
by Curator | Mar 4, 2021 | Living Histories
Thomas Greenway tells his story from his home near Columbus, North Carolina. “They call you ‘Doc’ on the front line.” By Michael McCarthy “This is part of my great-grandfather’s place right here. I worked about a year in Community Cash store...
by Curator | Feb 25, 2021 | Living Histories
By Michel Robertson, from the bookWelcome Home, Brother: Memoirs of Vietnam War Veterans Young Ray Pavlik had not heard of Vietnam when he graduated from high school in 1964 and enlisted in the Navy. “I wanted to get as far away from Cleveland as I could.” His...
by Curator | Feb 10, 2021 | Living Histories
An Interview with Korean War Veteran Bill Lack By Mike McCarthy I grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and my father and mother were divorced in 1940. My father was automatically drafted into the military before WWII started. Then his two brothers got called in after he...
