In Times of War

In Part I of In Times of War we take a look at world and national events leading up to America’s entry into World War II with an eye towards those taking place in Pittsburgh. Including its contributions to the Arsenal for Democracy and the America Firsters Rally at Soldiers & Sailor’s Hall on December 7, 1941, and the response of Pittsburgher’s to these events. Part II of the book covers my Dads time in the service during the war, from his enlistment in August of 1942, through the various battles on Bougainville Island in the south Pacific that his regimental combat team was engaged in. And finally, his recovering from injury and returning home to Pittsburgh where he and my Mom would raise our family.