http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/abouttheauthor daily 0.75 2016-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431059658013-2YC5G24RGUI307ERP11F/IMG_2079.JPG About the Author http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/abouttheauthor/2015/5/9/v6dndnzj7qlsiqmb42a85rk6xw3k8i monthly 0.5 2019-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431459615596-T4G33DU5U3PPRYOJW9JD/image-asset.jpeg About the Author - Caitlin Cummings http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/conclusion daily 0.75 2015-06-08 http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/conclusion/2015/5/12/z0cbxx43r0q8fw0mhbmhbp7thzinhc monthly 0.5 2015-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431521775970-3C1P0MGZAS5GXUHXK143/image-asset.jpeg Conclusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431521638874-8EZHMJDEVYBNDYW0ULEI/image-asset.jpeg Conclusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431521843885-L40NJ7YFC7ADVP1CY9E2/image-asset.png Conclusion http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/bibliography daily 0.75 2015-05-13 http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/bibliography/2015/5/13/list-of-works-cited monthly 0.5 2015-05-13 http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/landing-bedford daily 1.0 2015-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431459027471-XA33U5BZSZ8Y69XMA1SU/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431103896809-DFKW8NWC3YZP709NDU41/Screenshot+2015-05-07+18.44.49.png Home http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/partners-bedford daily 0.75 2015-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431198087199-T71IAHRUWVV0D50U7NA5/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431058408991-QBXX3TOGHUXRLX7HCN0Q/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431058059417-L1SXGB6EC52M85YRHVKU/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin My Nana’s sister, Loretta Gratzer, even saved some of the original envelopes. Here you can see the authentic United States Airmail stamp. In the letters, my Nana mentions that it could take over a month for one letter to make it from Germany to America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431058802162-50KBKKU8L2YC2F6DDDC1/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin A GI replaces the “Adolf-Hitler-Straße” sign with one honoring President Roosevelt (April 20, 1945) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431195484756-39TPE24I3U3ZI0X38GC9/Screenshot+2015-04-30+13.19.47.png Dear Loretta...Love, Gin "Lt. Col. Henry M. Clisson 2nd Battalion CO as he greeted his family at Furth last Tuesday morning." From left to right; Virginia, baby Marilyn in Red's arms, Catherine (my grandma), and Margaret. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431058605391-6AP8BF6UEBE6K2TUFKWJ/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin The Palace of Justice, Nuremberg (1946). This is where the Nuremberg Trials were carried out and where Red spent most of his time with the prisoners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431196348081-VQ07USKJR6R9M3OBK7CR/image-asset.png Dear Loretta...Love, Gin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431058938419-CO8MJI6AO7UE68KWWKBU/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431272175022-FQ6A3YOTBZFPXDH9KXOW/image-asset.jpeg Dear Loretta...Love, Gin Soldiers from the 42nd & 45th Infantry divisions enter Nuremberg (1946) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431104736342-SI71SDKGCUMS43QFQBYL/Screenshot+2015-05-08+13.04.44.png Dear Loretta...Love, Gin http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/projects-bedford daily 0.75 2015-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431056427965-TXMHCB8BB1VCRU2RKDRW/image-asset.jpeg Memory & Myth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431056639267-DEUSTGFWFHSXJP0H67PH/image-asset.jpeg Memory & Myth My Nana and I at her kitchen table in her home in Syracuse. (1999) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431056791148-5SECY6379PZUKYN990NB/IMG_4440.JPG Memory & Myth http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/what-we-do-bedford daily 0.75 2015-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431054316679-NIDNJWZ7C9L6J6C2EX9V/image-asset.jpeg Prologue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431054004125-IXRKB8XXPS6FCY7IITXD/image-asset.jpeg Prologue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431054158656-XLOMINIAF1IUWC1Z6SXH/image-asset.jpeg Prologue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431053888268-0UCIJ1PIOUPHMMQ8DA1Z/Stock_Photo___Foggy_Cemetery_1_by_dead_stock.jpg Prologue http://www.thefabricofhistory.org/contact-bedford daily 0.75 2015-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431461201829-1F1FGPYADQBAHRJAY1BL/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past The Syracuse Post-Standard, Tuesday July 21st, 1953: This short article informs locals about a speech Red gave to young members of the Army Reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431461664900-YA3UABGXB14M1UN7C75G/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431463926497-GNKOK3IFKJSH0PQ8KHAO/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past The Albuquerque Journal, January 30th, 1962: This is the only piece of evidence that indicates Red was living in New Mexico and working as the acting director of the Albuquerque Civil Defense office in 1962. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431461570865-MGNB1AAXU7UAABRIUH9J/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431115454374-GXBJ4TSN753E2ZBGZ5YK/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past A U.S. Population Census from 1930 indicates that Catherine C. Clisson was living in Syracuse with her four sons (Henry, Andrew, Joseph, and William) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431463898004-M31LT0RASQMEPU184XG1/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431465322432-PNLN893H4TSYBQD69JH6/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431116310741-G0D1IARGQDQGU1E2C3SQ/Screenshot+2015-05-08+16.15.08.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431118253903-AL5HANE9SCV0Q29PMC9A/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431461791776-V1OYQ90JCYWF78VGTR24/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past The Syracuse Post-Standard, Sunday June 6th, 1954: This article indicates that Red was still in Syracuse in 1954, and it commemorates the ten year anniversary of his becoming a Captain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431116384047-NLA1LOY85G7L9A45CM7P/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past U.S. Army & Air Force Register, Volume II, Published 1948 : This document records Red's promotion to Captain on June 11th, 1944. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1432066421710-TOSU4ENOD7OCL55DUIWC/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1432066484532-V72ROKDP3Z4QXH7LUIGA/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past Above: A government log indicating that Virginia, Catherine, Margaret, and Marilyn travelled on the S.S. General Harry Taylor on their return voyage to America [gender type, city of origin, and birthdate are listed for each of the girls]. The ship left Bremerhaven, Germany on June 2nd, 1947 and arrived in New York on June 12th. There is no indication that Red was on this trip with his family, and most likely returned to New York shortly after his family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431115406521-QIQ2WYTW579WF1EI9BBU/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431118196561-TKQXS6EJ58CH5YQXWLTV/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past The Syracuse Post-Standard, Saturday, January 5th, 1946: This article features my great-grandfather as a "local hero" and marks his 45-day leave from the German front. Virginia and the three girls would move to Nuremberg to live with him six months later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554c24f4e4b0b1c98995dd95/1431465212011-VE10N87TOM289CBDM85A/image-asset.png Unpacking the Past This is the last article ever written about Red in the Syracuse Post-Standard. It mentions that he had experience working in the Onondaga Civil Defense Office (in New York) prior to taking his position in Albuquerque. 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