Under the advice of his doctor, Frank's hoping to improve his eyesight, critical if he wants to enter pilot training. Frank's gathering documents needed to apply for cadet status in the Army Air Corps, like his birth certificate, and the [...]
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, West End and Keeler, Chicago. 97 of its boys were in the service. To be accepted as a cadet in the World War II Army Air Corps, Frank needed several letters of recommendation. For [...]
Frank's "Ebner's" Mom just before he was drafted, Jan. 1943 For Mother's Day, I'm publishing both a letter my uncle wrote in May, 1943, and my grandmother's response, written about a week later. In his letter, Frank reveals [...]
A World War II soldier son coming home for a visit was cause for a celebration. This iconic photo of the breakfast spread my grandmother made for her youngest son, who was stationed at Truax Field in Wisconsin, must have been taken shortly after Frank wrote this postcard during his World War II training, telling his folks he was coming home and bringing a friend.
"The Beam," a kind of "Facebook"/"Yearbook? for the trainees stationed at Truax Field in Madison, WI Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin, was a training ground for radio operators and mechanics in World War II's Army Air Corps. The Beam, a [...]