The Audrey Rose Collection - Extended Learning

Photo credit: Tennessee Historical Society The first letter in the Audrey Rose Collection is written by Charlie while he is training as an Arm...

Photo Credit: Worldwarphotos.info Have you listened to teenagers or young adults speak to each other lately? With all the slang they use in t...

Audrey Rose Drollinger meets Corporal Charlie Henderson Burke at a Fourth of July Army Ranger dance in Tullahoma Tennessee. The two soon learn the...

This is a picture of Van’s Dance Hall located on Main Street in Delta, Utah. During WWII, just outside of Delta (population roughly 3,500) in t...

Photo credit: The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia If you have ever met anyone that has served...

These are words, phrases and terms from Charlie's second letter. "Jawbreakers" - these are army biscuits and reference to the quality, or lack ther...

Rationing During World War II   Rationing in America One particular substance that was under-stocked yet highly needed in the USA was rubber. Rubbe...

Terms and Definitions Post Jawbreakers: Soldiers during WWII referred to Army Biscuits as “Jawbreakers” because they were legendary for being hard...

Liquid Stockings and War Marriages Liquid Stockings: During WW2 nylon stockings became a precious commodity the world over. The reason why is beca...

WWII Ration Bars and other Army Food. Photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration#/media/File:KRation_Breakfast.JPGEvery solider wa...

Army Ranger Training at Fort Pierce In December 1942, Lieutenant General Ben Lear sent out 600 Ranger school quotas to his division commanders...

WWII Parachute Wedding Dresses Wedding dresses made out of parachutes? It may sound like a strange thing, but in a world at war and almost un...