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Author: Jeremy Amick

Website: http://www.silverstarfamilies.org

 

Articles by Jeremy Amick:

More Than Baseball – St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial spent 1945 baseball season in the U.S. Navy

Oct 15, 2019

The “crack” of Stan Musial’s bat produced a staggering 3,630 career hits, ranking him first in the National League when he retired from baseball in…

Italian Farmer Held as a POW in Missouri During WW2

Sep 11, 2019

Born in January 1920 in a small village in northern Italy, Enrico Sesenna grew up the youngest of nine sons. As a child, he toiled…

WWI veteran Survived Spanish Flu Pandemic, Had Sons in Navy & Army in WWII

Sep 10, 2019

Eugene Earle Amick Sr. has been described as a self-made man who achieved career success as the youngest bank president in Missouri, while armed only…

He Trained With The Infantry, Served as an Actor & Journalist in WWII

Sep 7, 2019

After graduating high school in Kansas City, a young Lon Gilbert Amick followed his older brother’s footsteps by attending William Jewell College in nearby Liberty.…

Veteran overcomes early obstacles through service in Army and Air Force

Aug 3, 2019

Growing up with dyslexia, James Thompson faced many challenges in his early learning experiences, which tempered his ambitions toward pursuing an education in future years.…

Hubert Rothove Served as Halftrack Driver in Europe During WWII

Aug 2, 2019

A 20-year-old Hubert Rothove left his father’s farm near the Osage County community of Folk to travel to the county seat of Westphalia on June…

The Enloe Stone: The Grave That hid Weapons & Valuables in the Civil War

Apr 29, 2019

Though leading an army of an estimated 12,000 soldiers, General Price believed the Union forces protecting Jefferson City to be too formidable. At the outbreak…

WWII Veteran Recounts Medical Career in U.S. Navy & Air Force

Apr 24, 2019

“Part of that process was placing the bodies in plastic bags and then putting the dog tags in the mouth of each casualty for later…

‘Willing to cooperate’  Horizontal Recreation & The US Army in WWII

Apr 24, 2019

The struggle against the spread of venereal disease became one of many foes fought by commanders at numerous military bases in the United States. While…

‘A Decision to Serve’ The Korean War Veteran Who Upheld a Family Legacy

Mar 22, 2019

“With the Korean War going on, I realized I didn’t want to be drafted into the Marines or Army and have to sleep on the…

From the Windy City to The Cold War: Dennis & Honest John.

Mar 20, 2019

“We had targets set up and fired two separate test rockets while we were there to measure the amount of damage they could inflict on…

Springboard to NASA – The Flight-path of an Astronaut.

Mar 20, 2019

“In one of the buildings on the base, they had photographs of all of the Apollo astronauts hanging on the wall.” He added, “Seeing those…

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