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Story Archives of 'World War II'We Went to WarBy Richard Ager on Monday, November 10, 2008.Statistics show that a thousand World War II veterans are dying off every day. In New Hampshire, two authors set out to find WWII veterans living in the Granite State. “We Went to War” profiles the personal stories of thirty seven men and women who fought in and lived through the war. Their poignant stories help us remember an era that time is slowly blurring from our minds. Guests
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  Inspired By KaddishBy Andrew Walsh on Sunday, October 19, 2008.Last May, New Hampshire composer Larry Siegel debuted a brand new piece of music that looked back on the atrocities of World War II and honored the victims of the Holocaust. His piece is called Kaddish, and Keene State’s Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies commissioned the work to mark its 25th anniversary. StoryCorps: Douglas and Kathy Van WeeldenBy Andrew Parrella on Thursday, July 26, 2007.Douglas Van Weelden was a pilot in World War II, when he was shot down over Germany, captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp. His daughter, Kathy, asks him about his time there. listen:
The State Takes Possession of a World War II Hero's UniformsBy David Darman on Wednesday, June 13, 2007.The American Legion Post in Dunbarton today handed over to state officials many uniforms that General Frank Merrill wore during World War II. During the war, Merrill led a unit known as “Merrill’s Marauders†for its role in harassing Japanese troops in the jungles of Burma. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
The Bataan Death MarchBy Liz Bulkley on Monday, April 9, 2007.On April 9th, 1942, about 75,000 Filipino and American soldiers were ordered by Japanese guards to march more than 60 miles to a prison camp in the Philippines. As many as ten thousand men died in the process. We're going to talk with Concord Monitor editor Mike Pride about the march and his connection to WWII vet Steve Raymond. Now in his 90's, Raymond survived both the Bataan Death march and 3 1/2 years of hellish captivity. Mike's book about Steve's experiences is Too Dead to Die: A Memoir of Bataan and Beyond. listen:
Public Access Laws / The Call to War / WWII Ship BuildersBy Shay Zeller on Wednesday, March 15, 2006.New Hampshire has stayed firm in resisting a national trend toward increased government secrecy since 9/11. The state has instead often enhanced the public's right to scrutinize government. We'll talk with Associated Press reporter Katharine Webster about a survey related to public access laws created since 9-11. We'll also get an insider's view of the intelligence community. The world of the CIA is -- by design -- not easy for lay people to comprehend. Even a glimpse into a small aspect of what goes on in Langley, Virginia can be highly illuminating. That's why the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire invited ex-CIA man Arthur Hulnick to the Portsmouth Atheneum this week to talk about intelligence in the Post-September-Eleventh world. We'll hear an excerpt of a that speech. We'll also hear the recollections of two World War II cargo ship builders in Maine. The work these women did to help secure the nation's homeland represents some of our country's collective identity in the 1940's. The piece comes to us via The Public Radio Exchange. Click here for a direct link to the story. listen:
Greek Life / A Sailor's DiaryBy Shay Zeller on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.Former navy man Mickey James kept an illicit journal while serving aboard a World War II aircraft carrier in the Pacific. His nephew Henry James recently published A Sailor's Diary and though it's an historical account it reads like a well-crafted novel. We'll also talk about Greek life at New Hampshire colleges and universities. The Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter at the University of New Hampshire recently lost its national charter and the school's recognition. We'll talk with UNH's Coordinator of Greek Affairs Steve Pappajohn about the role of fraternities and sororities today. listen:
Letters from the Battle ZoneBy Shay Zeller on Tuesday, November 15, 2005.Celia McLaughlin was a WWII Army nurse who left her 20 month old baby girl with family while she went to serve her country, in North Africa and Europe. Her daughter Pamela McLaughlin is now retired and has written a book "Celia, Army Nurse and Mother Remembered," a biography of her mother rich with letters her mother sent home during the war effort. We'll talk with Pam about those years and her mother's legacy. Later in the show we'll check in with naturalist Iain MacLeod of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He'll tell us what animals are doing to prepare for winter, and he'll tell us about a killer songbird that's lurking in our midsts. listen:
German POW's in the Granite StateBy Shay Zeller on Tuesday, September 6, 2005.Sixty years after the end of World War II, we look back at the history of Camp Stark in New Hampshire's North Country. 300 prisoners of war were held there during the war; we turn to historian Allen Koop for a look at the history of the camp and what it tells us about the state's and the nation's war experience. listen:
Hiding in Plain SightBy John Walters on Wednesday, July 6, 2005.Betty Lauer was a Jewish teenager who lived through the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe in World War Two. She was forced to take on a new identity as a Polish Christian. She lived in the constant fear of discovery, and never knew who she could trust. Now she lives in the Upper Valley area of New Hampshire. In one of John Walters favorite Front Porch interviews, Betty recounts her wartime years in her book Hiding in Plain Sight. listen:
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