Shot Down Book Presentations

by | Oct 22, 2014 | Historical

I made another presentation on my book, SHOT DOWN, today at the Leisure World Library in Seal Beach, California. Last week, I made a PowerPoint presentation for the Optimist Club of Pasadena at the University Club in Pasadena, California.  Both were great fun! Photos...

8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion

by | Oct 21, 2014 | Historical

I had a wonderful time attending the Annual 8th AFHS Reunion in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9-12.  There were over 60 WW II veterans in attendance, and as always, it was fascinating to hear their stories.  Some of the fun outside activities were going to the Grand...

Representing the 306th!

by | Sep 29, 2014 | Historical

While attending the Atlanta Warbird Weekend yesterday with her family, my niece Kathy promoted the 306th Bomb Group by wearing her 306th hat. The event was dedicated to the remembrance and celebration of the men, women, and machines of the Greatest Generation. Of...

Le Chant des Partisans, the Maquis, & Howard Snyder

by | Sep 20, 2014 | Historical

The Chant des Partisans (The Partisan Song) was the most popular song of the Free French and French Resistance during World War II. Listen to it here. The piece was written and put to melody in London in 1943 by Anna Marly, a Russian singer-songwriter. She had come to...

Luftwaffe Pilot Hans Berger Follow Up

by | Sep 18, 2014 | Historical

The following is an email from 90-year-old Hans Berger that he sent to me after meeting with my youngest son, Clayton, in Munich a couple of weeks ago. Hi Steve, Thank you again for a copy of your book and your dedication to it. I really enjoyed Clayton’s short...

The “Americans Troops” Have Returned!

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Historical

On September 2, 1944, regiments of the 9th Infantry Division of the 1st U.S. Army crossed over the Wartoise Bridge from France into the hamlet of Cendron, Belgium to liberate the Belgian people from four years of Nazi occupation and oppression. As part of the 70th...