Christmas, 1942
Photo from the collection of Sgt. Jack Kotlovker, U.S. Army Here is a glimpse at what one Squadron, the RCAF 111(F), now approaching six months in the Aleutians, was up to on December 24th & 25th, 1942. By this time, they had been relieved of their duties on Umnak and were now, just newly stationed, […]
A WW2 Thanksgiving, 1942
As we sit down to enjoy the feast and family of the season, let us keep in mind those who came before us to make the celebration of this day possible. Our world would look so very different if it were not for those brave enough to sacrifice themselves in order to protect our way […]
Snippets From A Squadron’s Diary
I am supposed to be working on my next post, researching the 111(F) squadrons initial flight up to Elmendorf Air Force base in July of 1942 but easily got myself sidetracked and enthralled with reading every darn day of the Squadron diary up to their arrival in Alaska. Here are a couple of diary entries […]