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(Link) 70th Anniversary: The End of World War II

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Link to 70th Anniversary: The End of World War II from MSN News, unknown author

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(Link) Soviet WWII Plane, Jewish Tombstones Found in Polish River

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Link to World War II Plane Found in River AP article by MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA

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(Link) Decades After Pearl Harbor, a Mission to Honor "the Unknowns" Gains Urgency

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Link to Decades After Pearl Harbor, a Mission to Honor "the Unknowns" Gains Urgency. New York Times article by John Corrales.

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(Link) Now with BBC Update. Men Claim to Find Nazi Train Loaded with Treasure in Poland

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Original Link August 20, 2015 to Men Claim to Find Nazi Train Loaded with Treasure in Poland by AP (no author indicated)

Updated, 27 August 2015 Link to BBC, "Poles Warned Off Gold Train Hunt" (no author indicated)

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(Link) Survivor Recalls Life in Internment Camp for Japanese-Americans

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Link to Survivor Recalls Life in Internment Camp for Japanese-Americans. AFP article by Sara Puig

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(Link) As Their Numbers Dwindle, Hiroshima Survivors Pass on Painful Memories

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Link to As their Numbers Dwindle, Hiroshima Survivors Pass on Painful Memories by Anna Fifield of the Washington Post

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(Link) 70 Years after Hiroshima, Commander Remembers Grandfather, Enola Gay Pilot

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Link to article about Enola Gay Pilot Paul Tibbets, by Rick Montgomery of the Kansas City Star.

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(Link) From the Ashes: The Rebirth of Hiroshima

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Link to article by unknown author on MSN.

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(Link) What was it Like to Survive the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

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What it was like to survive the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Link here Washington Post article by Ishaan Tharoor

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(Link) Hiroshima Bombing Order Offers Glimpse into that Fateful Day

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Here is a link to another article on the bombing of Hiroshima. By Philip Marcelo for the AP.

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(Link) New Zealander who was last WWII 'Dambuster' pilot dies at 96

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Last of the World War II "Dambusters" dies. AP article by Nick Perry

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(Link) Original sound of Japan emperor's war-end speech released

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Link to Emperor Hirohito speech Original article by Mary Yamaguchi of the Associated Press.

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Photograph of Private Robert A. Wink Camp Wheeler (Macon, Georgia)

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Beyond the information written on this picture, I have been unable to piece much together about Private Wink. His descendants now have access to his picture and some of his enlistment information. Perhaps more information about Wink will become available.

The research pertaining to Camp Wheeler was a different story. It has long been dismantled, in fact, it was taken down soon after World War II. It was originally created in World War I and named for General Joseph Wheeler (C.S.A). It was only a temporary camp which closed in 1919, soon after the close of World War 1 in late 1918. However, during World War II it became a major infantry training center, which served those going for both basic and advanced training. Some estimate that at any given time Camp Wheeler supported 25,000 trainees, in addition to housing prisoners of war. For insight as to how Camp Wheeler looked in World War II, I strongly suggest taking a look at The Greyzed Theme.

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Author HistoryKeeper, currently lives in Dover, Delaware, with family, both two- and four-footed. I am a history enthusiast, who has great regard for the past and is especially proud of the Pennsylvania German culture. In addition to Passed Time, I am currently working on a project for the German Historical Institute's Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies (http://www.ghi-dc.org). I also contribute to various newsletters and I am working on another book...or two. Feel free to email me at pcsuter@hotmail.com for questions, comments, information, a shared love of history, an idea, or just because .... Please be aware, files with attachments will not be opened, but immediately deleted.

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1942 Photograph of Private Owen Degler New Cumberland Pennsylvania

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I found this photograph of Owen Degler recently. Information from the US Social Security Death Index states he was born November 9, 1919 and he died in 1971. Upon death, he would have been only 51. The following information about his enlistment is found at the National Archives World War II Enlistment Records from 1938 to 1946.

Military serial#: 33230249
Enlisted: May 4, 1942 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa
Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

The photograph provides more information about Degler and his enlistment on the reverse. More importantly, Degler, is no longer a series of numbers, but he now has a face. Deglerw

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Author HistoryKeeper, currently lives in Dover, Delaware, with family, both two- and four-footed. I am a history enthusiast, who has great regard for the past and is especially proud of the Pennsylvania German culture. In addition to Passed Time, I am currently working on a project for the German Historical Institute's Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies (http://www.ghi-dc.org). I also contribute to various newsletters and I am working on another book...or two. Feel free to email me at pcsuter@hotmail.com for questions, comments, information, a shared love of history, an idea, or just because you want to share on Passed Time, but are too shy about getting started. Please be aware, files with attachments will not be opened, but immediately deleted.

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