The Pine Bough Vol 10, December 2005

The Pine Bough - Vol 10, December 2005

This issue of the Pine Bough focuses on Angelina County in World War II, highlighting The History Center’s on-site exhibit Angelina County at War: A World War II Exhibit. In it, you will find articles about D-Day in Lufkin by radio broadcaster Al Vinson and a letter describing the aftermath of D-Day from Normandy veteran Bob Poland. Angelina County men and women who fought in the war and worked at home are also featured through photographs and personal stories. Additionally, an interesting list of firsts in Diboll history rounds out the issue, along with news and notes about The History Center’s year.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS : December 2004	Page
Features
Angelina County at War: A World War II Exhibit	2
A Letter From France, July 5, 1944	6
D-Day in Lufkin, Texas, June 6, 1944	8
Their War Too: The Women of Angelina County During World War II	12
Sections
World War II Scrapbook Pages	20
Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company	20
Alton T. Warner and Pearl Harbor	21
Bill Lindsay, Aviator	22
Doyle Cummins, Navy carrier crewman and engineer	23
Frank Devereaux, the “Terrified Togglier”	24
Jesse Bradford, Navy LCT Commander	25
John H. Taylor, Screaming Eagle	26
Joe Denman, Navy Fighter Pilot	27
Tim McKinney, B-17 Crew Chief	28
R.V. Wilkerson, Feeding the Troups	29
Lufkin German POW Camp	30
Tributes to Angelina County Servicemen	31-45
A List of Firsts in Diboll, Texas	46
News & Notices	50

The Pine Bough is a history magazine published annually by The History Center, the Archives Division of T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library & Archives, Diboll, Texas.

© Copyright 2004 by The History Center, T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library & Archives. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this issue of any portion of it is expressly prohibited without written permission of the publisher.

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