Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history
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World War II
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Hello, Darling: WWII Letters of Charlie & Magdalene Plott
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In 2022 I posted a memorial item by Bill Plott about our mutual friend Joe Moudry. Bill has published several sports history books, but he ...
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Joe Louis on Tour during World War II
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Professional heavyweight boxer Joe Louis is one of the most famous sports figures native to Alabama, and one of the first African-Americans...
Friday, November 3, 2023
Ration Books in World War II
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In the summer of 1941 rationing increased in the United Kingdom due to military needs and German attacks on shipping in the Atlantic. The go...
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Friday, July 15, 2022
I Heard a Rumor [World War II version]
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No, it's not the Bananarama song . It's World War II. Let's investigate. During that war the Office of War Information collected...
Friday, June 17, 2022
Alabama and the Six Triple Eight
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Captain Abbie N. Campbell and Major Charity Adams inspect the first contingent of African American WACs sent overseas shortly after their a...
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