Sandy Dehner was the young daughter of Fred Dehner, a U.S. Army soldier deployed to the Pacific during the Second World War. She describes how his deployment overseas affected her mother and the family, and how they all coped with his long-term hospitalization from an illness contracted while in Bougainville.
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Fred V. Dehner of Lincoln, IL in his Army uniform somewhere stateside (Sandy's father). Where:
somewhere statesideWhen:
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Mona (Lutz) Dehner's wedding picture Sep 15, 1934. (Sandy's mother) Mona was 22 at the time.Where:
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Sep 15, 1934Ownership:
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Mona Dehner wearing the corsage sent to her by Fred circa 1944 while he was at the front.Where:
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circa 1944Ownership:
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Sandy at age 5, circa 44.Where:
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circa 44Ownership:
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Sandy in the hospital after her tonsils were removed, circa 1944. Where:
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circa 1944Ownership:
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Sandy and older sister Sharon taken circa 1945.Where:
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circa 1945Ownership:
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Letter from Fred Dehner to wife Mona dated Dec 24, 1944. Where:
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Dec 24, 1944Ownership:
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Letter from Sandy to her Dad in the Pacific, Feb 1945-color. Where:
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Feb 1945Ownership:
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