Re: During World War II -- NEWBURGH NOSTALGIA

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3], 4 ]

Subject: Re: During World War II

Author:
George

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 15:51:04 01/15/10 Fri
In reply to: Arlene 's message, "Re: During World War II" on 05:10:47 01/14/10 Thu

I'll start this off by telling you my Pearl Harbor Day memories. - The day was clear and cold in Newburgh and I was 9 years old. About noontime that Sunday, with a dime for the movies and a nickel for candy, I was headed for a double feature at the Cameo Theater. The first movie was "A Yank in the RAF" starring Tyrone Power and the second movie was "Mother Wore Tights" starring Betty Grable. On the way there, I noticed the usual groups of young men on corners joking and talking about pro football or girls. I watched the first movie and left the theater because I wasn't interested in the second. On leaving the Cameo Theater, I noticed that the groups of young men had grown much larger and people seemed to be hurrying somewhere and some groups were listening to radios in parked cars. I couldn't figure it out. As soon as I got home, I told my Father, who was shaving, about all the activity on Broadway. He told me the news about the Pearl Harbor attack. I think I asked if that would affect Newburgh. He looked at me and slowly said, " It will affect the whole country - ". A year and a half later he was drafted into the Navy.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: During World War II	Arlene to George	16:40:23 01/15/10 Fri
Re: During World War II -- George continuing, 19:23:09 01/15/10 Fri Re: During World War II -- #3, 07:17:54 01/21/10 Thu