Dog Tags & Paper Hearts
Letters sent from my grandfather to my grandmother during his time in the service (1944-1945), with cultural and historical context.
Episodes
33 episodes
What a Soldier Thinks
Christmas gratitude, getting lost and the thoughts of a soldier.Links:Why Do We Let Kids Sit On Santa's Lap? The T...
Combat Patrol
Johnny describes combat patrol, frets over gifts and makes an inquiry.Links:Footage from USO Clubs
The OCS Test
Johnny is tested. So much content about animals!Links: The Buzzard and The Monkey
Hardship Discharge
Johnny receives mail, encourages Mary to seek a hardship discharge and plans a phone call.Links:Battle of the Bulge
Sanders
Johnny describes exercises and a creative way to do laundry.Links:Disappearance of Glenn Miller
Guard Duty
Johnny is put on detail, loses his cool and describes guard duty. Links:1.
Blankety Blank
This blankety blank basic training continues, with increasingly dire stakes.Links:1. Blankety Blank2. ...
Bazooka
Training on the rifle field intensifies.Links:1. Mary Noble, Backstage Wife2.
Mrs. Mutt
Silhouette targets are introduced on the firing range.Links:Honorable Service Lapel Button Spotify songs:
Lulu
This one's a Lulu! Like the Detroit Institute of Arts, this episode's gotta have art! Links:Frenchman’s Creek (movie)
Alimentary My Dear Watson
Johnny finds himself solidly in the sharpshooter range while lamenting his physical ailments.Links:Operation Clipper
Foot Soldiers
Johnny learns some important facts about keeping healthy during wartime.Links:The Philippine Diary Project – November 17, 1944...
Behind Enemy Lines
Johnny goes to the dentist and craves fudge. Reunited after 80 years!Links:JAG Podcast Productionswww.jagpodcastproductions.com@JAGPodcastProductions
Here's Johnny!
Musings and memories of the man behind these letters.Notes:1. Tender Comrade2. ...
Oh Me Oh My!
Basic training gets real and Johnny's hunger increases.Notes:Basic Training for Dummies
Drink Your Ovaltine
Johnny proposes a solid plan for weight gain.Links:S...
Into the Foxhole
Johnny details the bivouac experience.Links:C-RationsFoxholes
Reveille
Johnny "enjoys" the calm before the storm.Links:This Is Why We Call A Turkey's Tailbone The Pope's Nose
Bivouac
All the fun of basic training! Bivouacs, KP, personal concealment and washing socks. All this, and Johnny makes some bosom buddies.Links:Bivouac...
Halloween on the Homefront
Johnny muses on the hardships of basic training, gets a haircut and explains how to use the coal burning stove.Links:Halloween on the Home Fron...