Martha’s Musings
Two Ships, Two Tragedies, One Captain
“Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction” There is a phrase that I’m sure most of you have heard. “Truth is stranger than fiction.” And when it comes to the man central to this post, Rudolph Sharp, that is definitely true. The Lancastria Before the War Rudolph Sharp was the...
USS Texas: A Battleship That Earned Her Rest
USS Texas, @XKarDoc, Deposit Photos Her wars are over. She has won the right to rest peacefully in Texas waters. Captain Charles Baker, final captain of the USS Texas. A Ship Built for Power The USS Texas entered naval folklore on June 15, 1944. But she had a long...
When Was the Largest Evacuation by Boat? (Hint: It Wasn’t Dunkirk)
image by @cpenler at Deposit Photos A Common Misconception About Dunkirk I always thought the evacuation of Dunkirk was unplanned. That the English people heard their boys were stuck on the shores of France and the ones with boats said, "I can go get a few," so they...
Bunce Court Alumni Remember the Woman Who Rebuilt Their Lives
Image from Deposit Photos, @everett225 A Detour Worth Taking I had intended to make this post the story of Anna Essinger's school after she arrived in England. There is truly a story there. But then this happened. Leslie Baruch Brent interview Ruth Boronow Danson...
The Nobel Laureate Los Alamos Called Uncle Nick
Niels Bohr, 1935. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A Scientific Giant Who Saw the Threat Early Niels Bohr was a scientific giant. His work formed the foundation for much of the physics and chemistry of the 20th century. He also clearly saw the threat Hitler posed...
Hiroshi Miyamura: Medal of Honor, a Forgotten Friendship, and the Legacy of the 442nd
Army Staff Sgt. Hiroshi H. Miyamura, Medal of Honor recipient. Image: U.S. Army (Public Domain). A Boy from Gallup Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born in Gallup, NM, on October 6, 1925. His family operated a diner, the kind of place that served hearty meals to working...
