George Tita: In My Own Words

George Tita of Koppel, PA was drafted soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor and, along with his childhood friend, Pete, served with the 691st Tank Destroyer outfit. After a stint in Bowie, TX, the outfit moved to Louisiana to finish their training. In March of 1944, the cadre shipped out to England, and though …

“Dear Mr. President,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January or February 1942

“Dear Mr. President” recordings.  Part of After the Day of Infamy: “Man-on-the-Street” Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Created / Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1942.  Featuring Mrs. William Houghton (“housewife”), Clark W. Kelley (newspaper representative), Gladys Crawley (“Negro girl” city clerk), Paul L. Houston (cab company), John Forelli (coal miner), and George J. Shale …

John Barber: In My Own Words

John Barber came home from Vietnam after two tours of intense jungle combat.  Sometimes during those search and destroy missions, most of the guys in his unit never made it back—at least in one piece.  Why he survived the odds is hard to understand, he ponders.  Maybe it was luck.  Maybe not. POST SCRIPT: The …

Relative Differences Podcast

The Relative Differences Podcast is a series of intimate discussions among three biological sisters. Each of the sisters were reared in the Western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa. Throughout the series, listeners will hear the sisters discuss how their “same but different” environments at home, formed them into who they are today. Because the sisters are …