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World War II in Medina County, Ohio : At Home & Overseas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beachy, Eli R.
- Series:
- Military
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Medina County (Ohio).
- Medina County (Ohio)--History, Military--20th century.
- Medina County (Ohio)--History--20th century.
- Medina County (Ohio)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2014.
- Summary:
- "Discover the story of the remarkable people of Medina County, Ohio, and their efforts during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I. Home
- The Greatest Generation of Medina
- On a Sunday in December
- Real Government Efficiency
- Almost Forgotten
- Producing a Victory
- That Great Redhead
- The Inside News of Invasion
- The Million Dollar House of Medina
- Fought by Men, Won by Women
- Super Secret from Medina
- In the Cause of Scrap
- The Japanese Invasion of Medina
- The Legend of the County Home
- At the Expense of Fashion
- Uncle Sam Wanted Him
- With Pen and Paper
- A Lady with a Past
- Bad Advice Not Taken
- A Financial Solution in the Past
- A Thread to the Past
- A Dangerous Eleven-Year-Old
- Producing Victory One Spade at a Time
- A Woman with One Great Regret
- The Lost Tribe of Medina
- An Amazing Idea Born in an Empty Field
- An Ordinary Day at the Warehouse
- Part II. Abroad
- A War Before the War
- A Safe Assignment
- The American Hero of Lodi
- On the Isle of Saipan
- Chasing the Weather
- The Young Salt of Wadsworth
- The Super's Son
- The Prisoner Fenn
- An Admiral a Long Way from Home
- Fifty Times a Hero
- The Birth of the EMT
- Bad Time to Be First
- The Feeding of the Masses
- In the Matters of Faith
- When Last Became First
- This Coming Saturday
- The Year of a Good Christmas
- The Man Who Would Become Judge
- The Tough Guys of Medina
- All a Matter of Romance
- The Place Called Suribachi
- The Queen of the Seas
- A Long Way from a Hardware Store
- Real Names a Soldier Earns
- A Deadliest Catch of a Medal
- Nobody Told Him Anything
- A Mother Hen of the Military
- About the Last Hero on Earth
- The Jack of the Dust
- An American Reason for War
- A Man of God in Time of War
- The Old Man of the Sea
- Energy-Efficient Living
- One They'd All Like to Forget.
- Just Some Guys Doing Their Jobs
- Lessons from the Chow Line
- Growing Up Above
- Then Comes Transition
- Part III. Ever After
- The Last Battle of World War II
- In a Very Small World
- When No Story Is the Story
- Those Brave, Modest Men
- All the Treasures in the Attic
- The One Battle Begun So Long Ago
- Like Grains of Sand
- Long Time to Recover a Souvenir
- No Grave Should Hold Them Down
- Appendix A: Some Interesting Quirks from World War II
- Appendix B: Take Me Up the Hill, Son
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Beachy, Eli R. World War II in Medina County, Ohio
- ISBN:
- 9781625847836
- OCLC:
- 1492912045
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