Comments on: A Boy’s View of a World War

By: Carol Owens

Carol Owens — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:00:54 +0000

I just found your story because I am a James Hollis fan. I was born in 1939 and my three half-brothers were heading to Europe being drafted into WWII. Only in the last 20 years have I taken an interest in learning more about their experiences. They are all gone now, but they still wouldn’t have shared with me as that’s just the way it was for so many who actually returned home. They were all three silent about their experiences, but I endured their moods and attempts to cope by drinking. Now I understand them because of stories like yours. Thanks so much. Carol

By: haakon daviknes

haakon daviknes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:58:45 +0000

Birger Daviknes (1895-1972) was my uncle. H. D.

By: Lynn Faulhaber

Lynn Faulhaber — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:23:37 +0000

My great aunt and uncle were Hattie and Elsworth Gundelfinger. There were fine folks. They lived in St. Louis after they returned from their ordeal.

By: Jim Kingsdale

Jim Kingsdale — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:33:37 +0000

Peter – thank you for another insightful, valuable, and charming reminiscence. You are truly following the calling of your family name to be a bridge for others to find and explore aspects of history only dimly or not at all known. I was age 1 – 4 while may father was in the Army, ultimately serving for a while in the Philippines but my only recollection that relates to the war experience is recording a Christmas message to him with my mother and asking him to send me “a wagon, a red wagon, dear daddy.” Jim

By: Lash Hansborough

Lash Hansborough — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:22:46 +0000

Hi Peter. I enjoyed your article very much! My parents lived in the Philippines from 1938 until April 1941. My father was an army officer, and they lived in Fort Stotsenberg which became a part of Clark Air Force Base after the war. They took many color 8mm movies of the PI at that time, and if you are interested in seeing them sometime, I will attempt to recover them. Hope you and Mary Jane are enjoying the summer so far. I see a doctor in Denver on Thursday, and perhaps a new hip joint will result. I will be an “artifical hippie”. Lash