Autumn Hendrickson

Reading’s Boys #7: June-July 1944, Part 2

Sherwood Emory Collins Jr. (June-July 1944) On February 3, 1941, Sherwood Collins Jr. got the call: the 29th Infantry...

Introduction Seventy-five plus years on, on West Street, as the clock turns from 11:59 PM on June 5 to...

In my last article, I discussed the two months leading up to the invasion of Normandy, but before we...

Willard Fielding Perkins (April-May 1944) After Willard’s participation in Operation Leader off the coast of Norway aboard the aircraft...

Fred Melvin Day (February-March 1944) The last we heard of Fred, he had just landed in Bougainville with the...

Sometimes, when my mind goes blank, and I’m sitting in the silence of my room, I wonder how I...

Frederick John Estes Jr. (December 1943-January 1944) Between July and the end of November 1943, Frederick had added 12...

On the evening of July 26, 2020, Reading saw one of the prettiest sunsets in recent memory. A little...

Fred Melvin Day (October-November 1943) When we last touched base with Fred, he had just gotten through the Battle...

Robert Colbert Rooney (August-September 1943) It would seem that nearly every boy in Reading registered for the draft on...