Tag Archives: World War II

The Crash Of Sky Chief

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Caryn

During World War II, my dad, Staff Sergeant Allen L Spencer, was stationed at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England with the 385th Bomb Group as the Flight Engineer and top turret gunner. While his B-17G Bomber was never given a name, … Continue reading →

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After D-Day

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Caryn

For some reason, I always relegate D-Day to its own category, but it was actually a part of a bigger operation. Operation Overlord did not end with one battle on D-Day. It was an invasion of France in a concerted … Continue reading →

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Playing Dead

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Caryn

The night before D-Day, June 6, 1944, American soldiers of the 82nd Airborne were parachuting in waves into the area west of Sainte-Mère-Église. Earlier, an aerial attack had hit the town, and a stray incendiary bomb set a house ablaze … Continue reading →

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Moving A Mountain

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Caryn

Many people know that Heart Mountain near Cody, Wyoming served as an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, because the government was worried that those people might still have ties and loyalties to Japan, who was our … Continue reading →

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Unlikely Landing

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Caryn

Weapons of war need to be kept out of the hands of the enemy, if at all possible. On May 26, 1940, 10 Hawker Hurricane planes from Number 46 Squadron were successfully landed on the HMS Glorious in an effort … Continue reading →

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Leaving Germany

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Caryn

With the end of World War II in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and France took control of western Germany, including the western half of Berlin, which was located deep in the east. The Soviet Union occupied eastern Germany … Continue reading →

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Our Hero

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Caryn

My dad, Allen Spencer has always been my hero. I know my mom, Collene Spencer and my sisters, Cheryl Masterson, Caryl Reed, Alena Stevens, and Allyn Hadlock have always felt that way too. Dad was our hero, because of the … Continue reading →

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A Clerical Error

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Caryn

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who later became a Christian writer and public speaker. She worked alongside her father, Casper; her sister, Betsie; and other family members to help many Jewish people escape the Nazis … Continue reading →

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The Fate Of Wee Willie

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Caryn

April 8, 1945, dawned like any other mission day in the closing stages of World War II. The crew of Wee Willie, a B-17G was part of a mission of the Allied forces to launch a barrage of air raids … Continue reading →

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The Good Maharaja

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Caryn

When 600 to 740 Polish orphan children were freed from the Soviet labor camps and were loaded on ships bound for…no one really knew, their situation looked bleak. The 1941 Sikorski-Mayski agreement between the Soviet Union and Poland resulted in … Continue reading →

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