World War II in Medina County, Ohio
World War II in Medina County, Ohio

Author: Eli R. Beachy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1625847831

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For the first time in the lives of many Medina County residents, places across the world became real, not just dots on a map. With the outbreak of World War II, men and women who had never left their corner of Ohio were encircling the globe. They were at Pearl Harbor and the Canal, Anzio and the Bulge. They built atomic bombs and bought millions in war bonds. Discover not one great hero but an entire generation of heroism. Eli R. Beachy traces the sublime story of one small community in a great, united effort--those most remarkable people of Medina County, Ohio.

World War II POW Camps in Ohio
World War II POW Camps in Ohio

Author: Dr. James Van Keuren

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467141666

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During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. From the start, the camps were a study in contradictions. The Italian prisoners who arrived first charmed locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front. Some local residents fondly recall working alongside the prisoners and reuniting with them later in life. Others held the prisoners in disdain, feeling that they were coddled while natives struggled with day-to-day needs. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents, as well as archival research, Dr. Jim Van Keuren delves into the neglected history of Ohio's POW camps.

World War Two in Medina County, Ohio
World War Two in Medina County, Ohio

Author: Eli R. Beachy

Publisher: Military

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626192980

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"Discover the story of the remarkable people of Medina County, Ohio, and their efforts during World War II"--

Miamisburg in World War II
Miamisburg in World War II

Author: Carl M. Becker

Publisher: History Press (SC)

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596290488

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Small American towns have earned a reputation for coming together in extraordinary ways in times of war, and at no time was this clearer than when the United States offered its support to the Allies in a time of worldwide crisis. In this poignant and nostalgic book, Carl M. Becker reflects on his small town in western Ohio during World War II, presenting the Greatest Generation of Miamisburg--lest they be forgotten--and setting their contribution to the war effort in the context of local, national and international affairs. Spurred by his historian's awareness that a collection of letters printed in the town newspaper during the war years had become an unusual and striking documentary record, Dr. Becker collected the stories of hundreds of the ordinary "boys" who had been sent to serve overseas as extraordinary soldiers and sailors. From the details of daily life in foreign lands to dramatic accounts of fighting at the front, Miamisburg in World War II offers an intimate and revealing portrait of strength of a community and character of its people.