Tag: Belgium

A Series of WWII Memoirs (3): William Zachary Simpson (1915-1999)

November 3, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “I never was so sure before of exactly what I was fighting for.” As my last two postings (here and here) have said, I’ve been working on a set of memoirs of the World War II service of my father, his brother, their brother-in-law, and my mother’s brother and half-brother. As the two … More A Series of WWII Memoirs (3): William Zachary Simpson (1915-1999)

A Series of WWII Memoirs (2): Henry Carlton Lindsey (1918-1988)

October 24, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “We lived in these tents before they finished our new barracks” In a posting I made yesterday, I explained that I’m currently compiling a series of memoirs of the World War II service of my father and my uncles. The memoirs draw on information shared with me as family stories in my growing-up … More A Series of WWII Memoirs (2): Henry Carlton Lindsey (1918-1988)