Tag: wwii

A Series of WWII Memoirs (6): Powell Butler Compere (1918-1945)

November 16, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “He was killed in action during the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ in eastern France, on January 5, 1945, and classified as a ‘hero’ by all of his comrades” The five previous memoirs I’ve compiled of the World War II years have all been memoirs of men in my family, including my father Benjamin … More A Series of WWII Memoirs (6): Powell Butler Compere (1918-1945)

A Series of WWII Memoirs (1): Benjamin Dennis Lindsey (1920-1969)

October 23, 2025

“Or, Subtitled: “No one will ever know how that war scarred the men of my generation” With discussions in the news recently of what constitutes good soldiers, heroic ones, coupled with discussions of whether fascism is on the march again after many of us thought it had been decisively set back if not defeated in … More A Series of WWII Memoirs (1): Benjamin Dennis Lindsey (1920-1969)