I don’t know much about my great uncle, John Joseph Jackson. He was the black sheep of the family. My grandma mentally killed him off telling stories that he died as a baby right after the 1906 earthquake. His World War II draft registration card left me with yet another question. Why did John Jackson…
Tag: World War I
Marie Lassalle Really Was A Hello Girl In The Signal Corp.
I sure like it when family lore meets reality and wins. I was told my great aunt, Maria Alexine Lassalle, was a member of the Signal Corp. during WWI. My only proof was an unidentified photograph. Thanks to one of our readers, I now I have proof. Why Would A French Immigrant Be In The…
Women in the US Signal Corp During WWI: Was My Great Aunt a Hello Girl?
My Dad’s maternal aunt is an intriguing figure in my family tree. She was a French immigrant coming to America in the early 1900s. She never married and never had children. She may have played a small role aiding the US in World War I. The Woman Known as Tante Marie Marie Alexine Lassalle was…
Theodore Pacheco: A Soldier’s Story
Theodore Pacheco was born 31 Aug 1899, Kilauea, Kauai. He was the third child of Joao Pacheco and Joana Goncalves Cardoza–a family nicknamed “The Reds” because of their red hair. He grew up in Kilauea, but left home sometime after his father’s death and his mother’s second marriage (1906-1910). When he was about 16, he…