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Love letters found in Nashville tell story of a couple's courtship during WWII

Image The Crescent News 12 Feb 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple’s courtship and marriage during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library, offering an ... .
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WWII veteran celebrates a life of service

Image Dothan Eagle 12 Feb 2026
ABOARD BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY — Aboard the Battleship New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and the ship's important legacy, John "Johnny Q" Quinesso Sr. marked a milestone. his 100th birthday ... .
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United States' WWII-Era Airports Still In Operation

Simple Flying 12 Feb 2026
This guide explores the WWII-era airports in the United States that are still in operation, revealing how wartime necessity shaped modern American aviation.
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British Indians have continually helped British economy prosper since WWII: Report

The Times of India 12 Feb 2026
Until the 1970s there was no visa requirement for most Commonwealth citizens to move to the UK, and post-WWII the UK had many labour shortages which Indians came to fill, attracted by wage ...
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Waynesboro native died when tanker Atlantic Sun was torpedoed in WWII

HM Media 12 Feb 2026
How many WWII veterans remain from Pennsylvania. Over 1.25 million Pennsylvanians served in World War II, but only an estimated 2,646 remain in the state as of Veterans Day 2025. York Daily Record ... What to know about Carl Woodrow Schrader ... 12, 1914 ... 15.
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VIDEO RELEASE: Senator Moody Recognizes Florida’s Oldest Living WWII Veteran’s 109th Birthday (Ashley Moody)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
). Click image above or HEREto watch. WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Ashley Moody today recognized Florida's oldest living World War II veteran's 109th birthday with a special address on the Senate Floor ... From 1944 to 1945, Mr ... Mr ... Mr ... ### ... Disclaimer ... (noodl.
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200 love letters found in a Nashville home tell the story of a couple's courtship ...

Newsday 12 Feb 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn ... The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings. They were donated in 2016 to the Metro Nashville Archives ... The pair lost touch when Ray left Nashville.
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Human head transplants’ gory, Frankenstein-esque history

Popular Science 12 Feb 2026
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a mad scientist creates a monstrous creature with severed body parts. In certain film adaptations, a dismembered head is tacked onto the malformed body ... During WWII, a dress-wearing squirrel sold war bonds alongside FDR.
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At 100 years old, WWII vet celebrates a life of service

Image Winston-Salem Journal 11 Feb 2026
ABOARD BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY — Aboard the Battleship New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and the ship's important legacy, John "Johnny Q" Quinesso Sr. marked a milestone. his 100th birthday ... .
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Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime

Image Decatur Daily 11 Feb 2026
A trove of more than 200 letters from World War II that were found in a Tennessee home offers an intimate picture of love during wartime. Ray Whittaker attended school at the historically Black Meharry Medical College in Nashville. There ... .
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WWII Love Letters

Image Decatur Daily 11 Feb 2026
Archivist Kelley Sirko looks at love letters between a Black soldier and his wife during World War II that are part of a digital exhibit on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Nashville, Tenn ... .
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Letters found in home show messages between WWII soldier, future wife

CBS News 11 Feb 2026
The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings ... .
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At 100, WWII veteran celebrates a life of service

Image Herald & Review - Decatur 11 Feb 2026
ABOARD BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY — Aboard the Battleship New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and the ship's important legacy, John "Johnny Q" Quinesso Sr. marked a milestone. his 100th birthday ... .
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How this Depression-era mural links Lee’s Summit to Japan, WWII

Kansas City Star 11 Feb 2026
Artist Ted Gilien, who created a large mural that was hung in Lee’s Summit’s post office in 1940, went on to document World War II in Japan ... .
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