It was interesting to read your posts today and see the songs that were the hits. I remember them well but the war articles were as new to me. I was 15 that summer. Perhaps as parallel to today that just shows the interests of teens. Music was all that mattered. In spite of discussions by our elders, the war, soon to visit us at Pearl Harbor, was very remote. I played baseball for the town, our coach/manager sang all the words of Maria Elena at every game. We knew the words to all the hits, today I would not even attempt that. Today it seems more solo dance than sing along, although the big band era was in full swing. Anyway thanks for all your efforts to highlight this era. A country that remembers the past is ready for the future.
So you must have been 18 when you landed in France a few summers down the line, is that right?