Archive for July, 2009

Glen Kannard WWII Enlistment Info

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 For Glen Kannard Name: Glen Kannard Birth Year: 1906 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Indiana State of Residence: Oklahoma County or City: Harmon   Enlistment Date: 12 May 1944 Enlistment State: Oklahoma Enlistment City: Fort Sill Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch [...]

July 23, 2009   Posted in: Kannard  No Comments

Richard Kannard WWII Enlistment Info

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 For Richard W Kannard Name: Richard W Kannard Birth Year: 1923 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Kansas State of Residence: Kansas County or City: Montgomery   Enlistment Date: 17 Oct 1942 Enlistment State: Kansas Enlistment City: Fort Levenworth Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air [...]

July 23, 2009   Posted in: Kannard  No Comments

Where were you on this day

This is where I lived on July 20th 1969 when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon… Click for Large Image… Where were you on this day?…

 
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July 20, 2009   Posted in: Long Ago, Videos  One Comment

coping with high temperatures

The south half of Texas is going thru a killer heat period, some parts have been breaking records from the 20s and 30s. This got me to wondering how we coped back in the 40s and 50s with out air conditioning. Cooling your home was something that everyone did not have the luxury of doing [...]

July 16, 2009   Posted in: Long Ago  No Comments

kaboom

On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. and here I am at at ground zero called Trinity site in 1999… Share on Facebook

July 16, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments