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Birth Date
Grandpa Tom is born in West Allis, Wisconsin four years later he moved to greenfield. He lives in a family with four brothers and one sister. He is the second oldest sibling. -
London Blitz
Period of sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany. Between september 7, 1940and may 21, 1941 were the major air attacks. They droped over 100 tones of high explosives.
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Family Serves in World War II
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which brought America into World War II. All four of my grandfather's uncles served in the war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
In 1941 Japan bmbed Pearl Harbor a American territory which brought the United States into World War 2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor</a>
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Rationing During the War
Rationing
During the war years there was rationing of gas,butter and other products. -
Normandy Landing
On June 6,1944 the Allied invated Normandy in operation Overlord during Wrld War 2. It was the biggest invasion by sea in history. It also lead to the invasion of German occupied territory in western Europe.
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V-J Day
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V-J day was the surrender of Japan, in World War 2. My grandpa remembers stringing tolit paper across the streets so cars would run into the tolit paper. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski
In Augest 1945 in the final stage of World War 2 The united states droped two atmomic bombs on the Japanese. The united States bomed the two citys Hiroshima and Nagaski. This was the only use of nuclear bombs in history.
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Duck and Cover
Duck and cover
When my grandfather was younger he remembers having drills in school about ducking and covering. If a air raid would happenduring the Cold War. -
Paper Boy
A paper boy is a person who deliverd the paper every morning, to the houses in the neigbrohood. When I was 12 I got a paper route And I amde a panni and a half for every paper I would sell. -
Korean War
The United States Was fighting for south korea. The United States was fighting korea because they were comunists. At this point in time the United States was not for comunism.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War</a>
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Assam Earthquake Tibet
The Assam Earthquake in Tibet was one of the top 10 Earthquakes every it killed 1,526 people were killed, and left tones of people homeless.
earthquake' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Assam_â_Tibet_earthquake</ -
Farm Work
In the summer a farmer would come with a flat bed truck and ask if we would like to work on his farm for money. so all me and my friends would hop onto the flat bed and he would bring us back for supper. -
Bakery Job
When I was 16 I got a goob at a bakery making the doe early in the morning. Then a few months later I got a job doing mechanics. -
College
He went to college for two years for commercal advertisment -
life Partner
I found my futuer partner in college and had four daughters. -
JFK assassination
In november 1963 in Dealey Plaz, in Dallas Texas (USA) JFk was shot in killed Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper in his car while traveling with his wife. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy</a>
