Harold had never felt so alone as he was thrown into a vehicle and shut into darkness transported to an unknown destination.
Letters to Loretta: The B-17 goes down over Germany
FeaturedThe aircraft took off in the early morning. The low roar of the plane shook Harold with the same unease he felt each time he went up in the sky.
Letters to Loretta: An American B-17 bomber versus Nazi fighters
FeaturedThe men quickly went to battle stations as the guns of the German fighter planes had already begun to pierce the B-17’s hull.
Letters to Loretta: Getting news from the Pacific War
FeaturedLoretta could only imagine the type of treatment American soldiers received if captured in the Pacific.
Letters to Loretta: Preparing to bomb Germany
Featured“We have no time to waste,” the commanding officer told the men. “Every day we spend on the ground is another day those Jerries advance around Europe.”
Letters to Loretta: I Love You. Do You Love Me?
FeaturedHarold had an unwavering love of country and a great amount of pride in being in the Army. He was prepared to do whatever it took to come home to his girl.
Letters to Loretta: From Wendover Air Force Base with love
FeaturedThis installment finds Harold at Wendover Air Force Base preparing for his upcoming war deployment while keep thinking of Loretta.
Letters to Loretta: Preparing for the inevitable
FeaturedHarold knew what he had signed up for, and God only knew he would do anything he had to do to protect the ones he loved.
Letters to Loretta: Falling in love with the B-17 Flying Fortress
FeaturedThe Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a massive aircraft, with four engines, turret guns, a bomb bay, and a beautiful, 10-panel plexiglass nose.
Letters to Loretta: Sleepless on a WWII Army train
FeaturedLoretta hoped and prayed with all she had that Harold would return home safe from whenever he was called to.
