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 Postcard  on January 20th, 1944

Postcard from WWII POW Glen A. Weiss

Telegram, Lt. Glen A. Weiss has been reported missing in action.

Telegram, Unofficial shortwave broadcast from Germany which indicated that Glen A. Weiss was a POW
 

Clarice A Weiss, 2007
Civilian on the home front during WWII; Spouse of ex-POW, Glen Weiss

Audio interview

Listen to the following interview sections by scrolling forward to the time cue.
1:14 Was gopher hunting at age of 19 when she heard about Pearl Harbor
1:42 Reaction to Pearl Harbor
3:26 Brother was injured in war
4:23 Invasion
4:40 Life changed back home
6:04 Had to be a teacher
6:52 Memories of rationing
8:17 Young men/boys working like men at home
9:07 Story of the nation being patriotic at the time of the war
10:28 Husband was in the military 11/1943
12:46 Emotions during that time
13:27 Husband POW
17:25 Remembering the atomic bomb

The Stars and Stripes, Wednesday, March 22, 1944; 'Name, Rank, Serial Number' . Nazis Interrogate Captured U.S. Fliers (Right photo, Glen A. Weiss is pictured third from right; Article provided by Clarice A. Weiss) 
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Clarice A Weiss, 2007 (Interviewed by Johanna Sailor, SDPB Radio,
Clarice A. Weiss is pictured with her family)
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