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Japanese American describes World War II internment camps

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“Locked up in prison, surrounded by barbed wire.” That’s how Morton Grove storyteller Anne Shimojima described her parents’ and grandparents’ experiences in World War II internment camps. With photos from her family and the National Archives, the retired educator turned storyteller and workshop presenter gave “Hidden Memory: An American Story”...

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Dick Miller, 96, of Aurora shares experience during World War II at Aurora Kiwanis Club

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In the Aurora Kiwanis Club's March 21 meeting, Kiwanian Ernie "Pooch" Poochigian interviews and applauds World War II Navy veteran, Dick Miller, 96, of Aurora on his experience on the U.S.S. Drexler DD-741 at the Aurora Club's March 21 meeting.

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African American women working in World War II at Aurora Public Library District

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We all know Rosie the Riveter, whose image became a cultural icon representing the surge of women who entered the workforce during World War II. Women, whose efforts in factories and shipyards helped lead the Nation to victory and the stories we don’t know much about are from the 600,000...

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World War II Navy Veteran Norman Rebenstorf celebrates his 99th

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He's part of America's greatest generation, June 11, this Aurora veteran enjoyed a great birthday celebration. World War II Navy Veteran Norman Rebenstorf was honored for his 99th birthday with a mini-parade in front of his residential nursing home on Aurora's West Side.

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Photo from World War II reminds us of sacrifice

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The year was 2002 and I was meeting with Merritt King in Geneva for research on my history of Geneva book with Arcadia Publishing. He invited me to his beautiful Geneva home and was gracious and a gentleman. Merritt King (1918-2012) had an illustrious career as a Geneva alderman for...

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