Category Archives: Our Final Return to East England, May 2011

Day Five: “I had a lot of ghosts in the closet…but I’m at peace finally.”

On our final day in England, we visited the Imperial War Museum which displays a complete history of WWI, WWII, subsequent wars, and the Holocaust. … Continue reading

Day Four: The Churchill War Rooms

After leaving the beautiful green countryside of East England, we arrived in busy London to spend a few days here touring various sites associated with … Continue reading

Day Three: “Why was it them and not me?”

This morning, we visited the RAF Bassingbourn bomb base, the former home of the 91st bomb group during the war. Today it is an active … Continue reading

Day Two: “I lost a lot of good buddies while I was here…”

Memories. The snapshots of a life. The internal diary. This was the overarching theme to today’s events, for we journeyed to the bomb bases that … Continue reading

Day One: Our Journey to East England

Today was spent in long travel. We met the men of the Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force in Denver and proceeded to Chicago, only … Continue reading

Our Final Return to the World War II Bomb Bases in East England

Welcome to the Blog of “Our Final Return to the World War II Bomb Bases in East England” On Thursday, May 5, 2011, a group … Continue reading