February 1, 2024
I’ve just begin a blog that will continue on most days for the next 18 months or so following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. […]
January 31, 2024
On a January night in 1944, we boarded a troop transport carrying a cargo of 5,000 replacement infantrymen out of Newport News, Virginia. Each of us […]
January 30, 2024
On January 30, 1944, Phil boarded a train at Camp Patrick Henry that would transport the men to Norfolk, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. His eyes […]
January 22, 2024
While Phil was waiting to ship out at Fort Meade, Maryland, his future unit, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, was beginning its 4th amphibious D-Day, after […]
January 19, 2024
Phil wrote his mother from Fort Meade, Maryland. It’s unclear when or where Phil learned of his transfer to the 3rd Infantry Division. Certainly in this […]
January 17, 2024
After a week at Fort Meade, Phil received orders to take a train 200 miles to Camp Patrick Henry[1] in Warwick County, Virginia. With the usual […]
January 10, 2024
Phil arrived at the Fort Meade Replacement Depot, where the staff on base certified that all overseas replacements met medical requirements, had done qualification firing of […]
January 10, 2024
I’ve been blessed with so many great reviews and articles about my WWII book about my father and his heroics and exploits. But, I’d have to […]
January 4, 2024
Most of you know that my book about my dad’s heroism and exploits during and just after WWII, At First Light: A True World War II […]
January 3, 2024
In the end, Phil decided to see Marilyn instead of visiting his parents in Memphis. He left Fort Bragg for Des Moines on January 3 for […]
January 2, 2024
Phil Larimore”s leave finally came through after New Year’s Day. There wasn’t enough time to make one last visit to his parents and see Marilyn, however. […]
January 2, 2024
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Starting a new blog series: Where Was Phil Larimore 80 Years Ago Today? Wreaths Across America honors my […]
February 1, 2024
I’ve just begin a blog that will continue on most days for the next 18 months or so following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. […]
January 31, 2024
On a January night in 1944, we boarded a troop transport carrying a cargo of 5,000 replacement infantrymen out of Newport News, Virginia. Each of us […]
January 30, 2024
On January 30, 1944, Phil boarded a train at Camp Patrick Henry that would transport the men to Norfolk, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. His eyes […]
January 22, 2024
While Phil was waiting to ship out at Fort Meade, Maryland, his future unit, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, was beginning its 4th amphibious D-Day, after […]
January 19, 2024
Phil wrote his mother from Fort Meade, Maryland. It’s unclear when or where Phil learned of his transfer to the 3rd Infantry Division. Certainly in this […]
January 17, 2024
After a week at Fort Meade, Phil received orders to take a train 200 miles to Camp Patrick Henry[1] in Warwick County, Virginia. With the usual […]
January 10, 2024
Phil arrived at the Fort Meade Replacement Depot, where the staff on base certified that all overseas replacements met medical requirements, had done qualification firing of […]
January 10, 2024
I’ve been blessed with so many great reviews and articles about my WWII book about my father and his heroics and exploits. But, I’d have to […]
January 4, 2024
Most of you know that my book about my dad’s heroism and exploits during and just after WWII, At First Light: A True World War II […]
January 3, 2024
In the end, Phil decided to see Marilyn instead of visiting his parents in Memphis. He left Fort Bragg for Des Moines on January 3 for […]
January 2, 2024
Phil Larimore”s leave finally came through after New Year’s Day. There wasn’t enough time to make one last visit to his parents and see Marilyn, however. […]
January 2, 2024
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Starting a new blog series: Where Was Phil Larimore 80 Years Ago Today? Wreaths Across America honors my […]