Remembering two important World War 2 events

[Kinch]

Very little is known about Fletchers mom. But from what I pick up from newspaper accounts, she gave a lot of talks on home economics to mothers clubs in Marshalltown. That indicates to me that Iowa State probably had an influence on her because the university really emphasized the same principles she talked about during that time period.

 

[Drew0311]

It's been decades since I read a book about Puller. Wasn't there some Marine Corps institutional opposition to Chesty winning MoH? Yeah, I recall reading that two of those Navy Crosses, and maybe a third, qualified for MoHs.

It was something about showing up his chain of command. So he rubbed the higher ups the wrong way. When they put him in for reconsideration later they said there were no new witnesses and no new evidence that would warrant his reconsideration. It’s total nonsense to be honest. The great thing is that everyone knew he deserved one.

 

[Kinch]

John Parshall is writing a book entitled 1942, the turning point of the war. It is out or soon to be out. I am thinking about getting it.