My Journey Into My Past

 

  THE GREATEST GENERATION: A VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE They called it the “Greatest Generation,” the time when all America pulled together to preserve our way of life and to protect our Allies.   The men and women of the 1940’s gave their all.   The men lined up at the recruiting centers to enlist; the women took off their aprons and went to work at the factories and businesses that were left without sufficient manpower.   Victory gardens replaced front lawns, as the army was sending canned goods to the troops and families had to grow and preserve their own food, Children took their wagons to the streets to collect tinfoil, metal, and other things that could be used in the war effort. Food, gasoline and other products were rationed.   My grandmother, Lena RIVARD WICKENHIESER sent three sons to war. Her eldest son, Lawrence WICKENHEISER was a Navy pilot.   He   spent much of World War II as a flying instructor at Grosse Ile Naval Air Base. He stayed acti...