Wartime Heritage Project

The ACWRT Wartime Heritage Project is an effort to collect the stories of our members who served in the military during wartime or experienced war as a civilian. We also welcome contributions from members who would like to share memories about a loved one who served in or experienced war. Please click on the links below to learn the fascinating stories of some of our Round Table members. And please check back often - more stories and photographs are coming soon! William and Kathryn Brant - U.S Army and American Red Cross, 1942-1947 Margaret Gillooly - Prisoner of War, the Philippines, 1942-1945 Mac and Flo McKenzie - U.S. Marine and U.S. Army Nurse, Pacific Theater, 1942-1945 Ilse and Donald Tipping - Civilian and U.S. Army, Berlin, Germany, 1939-1945, 1956-1963 Eugene Barkley - Private First Class, Korea, 1951 -- A Letter Home Bill Brinkman - Submarine Electrician's Mate, the Cold War, 1959-1962 Rick Hall - Radar Operator, Vietnam, 1969-1972 Fred Schattenberg - Medical Corpsman, Vietnam, 1969-1972

For more information about how you can participate in the ACWRT Wartime Heritage project, please click here or contact the ACWRT webmaster, Mary Clare, at webmaster@austincivilwar.org.

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