Memorial Day Reflections: WWII Veterans Austin & DeLong
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Autumn Hendrickson. I graduated from Reading Memorial...
Author: Autumn Hendrickson
Curbside Compost Pick-Up in Reading
Reading, MA –We’ve all been there. You bought some fruits or vegetables last week after deciding you were turning...
Reading’s Boys Special Edition #4: Pearl Harbor
There was nothing special about December 7, 1941, to the Americans that woke up that morning. It was just...
Reading’s Boys #11: February-March 1945, Part 2
“Reconnaissance” Under Fire During the period of February-March 1945, Sherwood Collins’s 224th Field Artillery Battalion was on the offensive...
Reading’s Boys #11: February-March 1945, Part 1
A Metal Wallet If you or I were to stand outside the village of Kesternich in the winter of...
Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 5
The “F*** Hitler” Incident During James Arsenault’s time in Burzen Kommando 1637, many incredible things happened, from singing Silent...
Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 4
Re-Introduction I want to open up this article by explaining where I’ve been for the past few months. I...
Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 3
A White Christmas It was remarked in the Globe that Christmas Eve, 1944, out of the three past wartime...
Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 2
When the Germans Broke Through Around 11:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 1944, EST, the families of Joseph Warren...
Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 1
Introduction Those of you who know about the Second World War know what this issue is going to be...