Too Late
I just discovered that following up with George Stoddard won’t be possible — he passed away on July 10. More on George Stoddard and the U.S.S. Houston here: http://usshouston.blogspot.com/ (this is in followup to…
Tag: World War II
A trip to the archives
So, the next step was the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. I called and talked at length with one of the military archivists, then went to visit. The bad news — no unit records…
The Lost Battalion
Having never met my grandfather, I never really knew any details of his World War II experience. He died the year I was born (I think) or shortly afterward. My Dad emailed me a couple…