Read the Rosie the Riveter Article here: Geraldine Hoff Doyle Dead: 'Rosie The Riveter' Inspiration Dies At 86
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
WW2 Family Ties
This is a C-47 like the one my grandpa flew in during WW2.
In April 1942, pilots started flying the "Hump," and continued missions until 1945, when the Burma Road was reopened. The dangerous 530-mile long passage over the Himalayan Mountains took its toll. Combat Cargo Groups were soon on the way. The newly introduced units' sole purpose in the theater was to be air-resupply, supplying ground units in a combat zone.
My paternal grandfather, Luke Kriner during WW2.
Staff Sergeant in Army Air Corps 1943.
My grandpa "flew the hump" during WW2.
This is him in Burma in 1945.
My paternal grandfather, pictured with my brother and I.
L to R-Joshua Luke Kriner, Luther Milton Kriner, and Heather Dawn Kriner 1983
(1 year prior to his death)
Friday, March 11, 2011
3.11 Great Depression Wiki
Examine the pictures. As you do so, think about the fact, during the Depression, thousands of Americans lived as this family is living—without homes and with hope fading fast. Read Lange’s explanation of the situation in which she took these pictures.
ON THE WIKI, write the details from the pictures and Lange’s description that strike you in some way.
Make some personal response to those details.
Write a summary or a poem; pose questions; draw a picture; make some kind of personal connection to the visual and verbal information.
http://www.st.cr.k12.ia.us/webquest/Depression/Depression%20WebQuest.htm
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