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Letter 9 - Phrases and Definitions
Nor’easter: A nor'easter is a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. (common in Boston where Charlie grew up)...
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Letter 10 - Knitting
WWII Knitting Effort
It may sound like such a trifling thing when so many lives were on the line, but knitting contributed a great deal to the w...
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Letter 11 - Codes and Codebreakers
Photo Credit: BletchleyPark.org/uk
Codes were an essential aspect of WWII. When you think about codes being used in the war, your mind might...
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Letter 12 - Lingo
WWII Lingo
Sockdolager: A hard hit, a knockout, or finishing blow.
Bully Beef and Turnip Flour Bread: During WWI food sources had grown so poor...
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Letter 13 - Site Y
Site Y
Site Y: also known as Atomic City, The Hill, Secret City or “Project Y” was the code name for the creation place of the Atomic Bomb. The...
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Letter 14 - Bude, Cornwall Pill Boxes
Site Y
During our research, we came across a wonderful article all about Bude, Cornwall, and their commemoration of WWII. We found the author’s ...
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Letter 15 - War Bonds
When we think of War Bonds, we picture Captain America up on stage with a bunch of scantily—but patriotically—clad girls, punching an actor dres...
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Letter 16 - The Manhattan Project and Russian Infiltration
Here are two thorough articles published by the Atomic Heritage Society we thought might interest you
https://www.atomicheritag...
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Letter 17 - Postal Censorship
Photo Credit: Rhode Island Historical Society
It can be hard to imagine having personal correspondence censored by the government today, but...
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Letter 18 - Eisenhower & Operation Overlord
Photo Credit: The Eisenhower Library
When you hear the name Eisenhower, you probably think of the 34th President of the United States. While...
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Letter 19 - ATC Flight
Legendary singer Frank Sinatra is pictured boarding an ATC flight after performing for troops in Italy
Photo Credit: The Smithsonian National ...
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Letter 20 - D-Day
Troops landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Photo Credit: The Washington Examiner
If you google “D-Day”, you’ll probably see results that...
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