We remember the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, every year. While many of us have looked over the official casualty lists from that horrific day, we may not be aware that some of the remains have never been identified. 25% of the 2,400 remains, to be exact. Ray Emory has made it his…
Tag: World War II
Tombstone Tuesday: Learning Melvin Medeiros’ Story
My Pacheco and de Braga lines intersect with a family from Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, who went by de la Cross (or de la Cruz), Medeiros, and Andrew or Andrew Medeiros–take your pick. As our lines crossed a few times, I ended up documenting their descendants as well as mine. One of the descendants, Melvin Medeiros,…
Women Working in the Factories
Here’s another entry for my Labor Day photo series. I found this photograph in the Oakland Tribune [Oakland, Alameda Co., CA], 15 May 1942, Front Page. The article was titled “Women Now in War Plant in Emeryville.” The article documented local women who were moving into manufacturing jobs as men headed off to war. This…