VerNon T and Lorene Burton Blackham History

VerNon T and Lorene Burton Blackham History

by David VerNon Een

Season 1

"I had to get that ring off her finger."

Finishing the Mission, attending BYU, and Meeting Lorene

Missionary Service: Working the Mountains

Proof that Californians have never been able to handle the snow.

Going to School or Going on a Mission?

"I was called to the California Mission."

Returning from War: "Mom, aren't you going to talk to me?"

Leaving the war from Bremerhaven, Germany.

I accidentally bought a barber shop in Germany

"Berkley Draper ... he was a shirttail relative. I think he was about a second cousin."

Patton's Push and the German ward member

Pneumonia in a hospital down in Marseilles, France. Assignment in the Hamburg, Germany medical lab

"If you ain't green, you ain't seasick"

Landing in LeHavre, France. Reassigned to a battalion of combat engineers in the 3rd Army. The secret of happiness in war.

Furlough for Stg. Black-HAM

Escorting a train to Camp Buel, California.

Basic Training: War Games

Stealing shoes and pants of the opposing team.

Basic Training: Hogan is our Hero

Lending money to Hogan and sending money home to pay tithing, working in motorpool.

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