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Lyle D. Tayson Sergeant U.S. Army A/B Seaman Merchant Marines Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. When the leadership of the U.S. government engaged America in World War II, there was a tremendous amount of work to be done. Many of our young men and women had to be trained in the branches of the military...
Gwen Moore Lieutenant, U.S. Navy 1959-1968 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In 1959, Gwen Moore was a young lady who had reached her 21st birthday. She had worked a few jobs since high school graduation, but knew that she needed an education and a different look at the world. One place to obtain both...
RUDY L. VIRGIL Store Keeper 3rd Class U.S. Navy 1957-1960 and 1967-1971 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in The Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Traveling south on 11th Avenue in Sidney is a restaurant that sits just north of the First Methodist Church and across the street from the bowling alley. The workers at "Virgil's" maintain a low...
Harold A. Armstrong 1st Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corps/ U.S. Air Force WWII/Korean War Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In the years 1941 through 1945, America's teenagers had serious decisions to make. America was engaged in war. The teens, mostly young men, could pick a branch of the U.S. military to...
Lowell L. Swanson Private First Class United States Army 1944-1946 Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. In 1957, growing up in Sidney, Little League Baseball was an important thing to be a part of. A kid had to have some skills and he had to be a member of a team. He had to do his part. He had to practice...
