Dog Tags & Paper Hearts

Johnny goes to the dentist and craves fudge. Reunited after 80 years!

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JAG Podcast Productionswww.jagpodcastproductions.com@JAGPodcastProductionsJAG@JAGPodcastProductions.comBoston Globe article about finding lost WWII Dog TagsHow WWII Changed the Way We Make Car Tires

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Duration: 00:28:21

Johnny experiences some telephone frustrations.

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Duration: 00:20:23

Musings and memories of the man behind these letters.

Notes:

1.  Tender Comrade

2.  Point West

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Duration: 00:14:47

Basic training gets real and Johnny's hunger increases.

Notes:

Basic Training for Dummies

Armistice Day - The Detroit Historical Society

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Duration: 00:30:58

Johnny proposes a solid plan for weight gain.

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Servicemen’s Editions of newspapersXylophones 

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Duration: 00:21:26

Johnny details the bivouac experience.

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C-RationsFoxholes

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Duration: 00:21:18

Johnny "enjoys" the calm before the storm.

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This Is Why We Call A Turkey's Tailbone The Pope's NoseThe Parson’s Nose – The Chiddicks Family Tree

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Duration: 00:26:44

All the fun of basic training! Bivouacs, KP, personal concealment and washing socks. All this, and Johnny makes some bosom buddies.

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BivouacArmy Field Manual 20-3Bosom Buddies

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Duration: 00:28:10

Johnny muses on the hardships of basic training, gets a haircut and explains how to use the coal burning stove.

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Halloween on the Home Front | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

Garry Myers

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Duration: 00:24:57

Basic training is just getting started as Johnny longs for the little pleasures back home.

Links:

FDR Speech on Navy Day:

Audio - FDR Audio Recordings - FDR Presidential Library & MuseumTranscript - Election 1944: Address by Roosevelt at Shibe Park, PA (10-27-44) - The TimeGhost Army

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Duration: 00:16:14

Johnny describes like at camp gearing up for basic training.

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Chewing Gum, Candy Bars and BeerMairzy Doats

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Duration: 00:17:53

Johnny changes barracks and questions the quality of Army entertainment.

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Ration pointsSex hygiene films in the army Newsreel: The Invasion of ItalyBlack AcesPlease – part 1  part 2

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Duration: 00:28:41

Johnny describes a day in the life of basic training and relates some jokes.

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Volkssturm – Volkssturm - WikipediaViktor Ullmann - Viktor Ullmann Foundation – "Live in the moment, live in eternity" – GoethePaul Robeson - This Day in Black History: Oct. 18, 1944 | News | BETShavetail - Shavetail - True West Magazine

A special thank you to Jessica Tower and Ryan Johnson for lending their vocal talents to today’s ad.

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Duration: 00:15:31

Johnny arrives at basic training.

Fort Hood - DOD changes Fort Cavazos back to Fort Hood – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - Who Said “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder”? | YourDictionary

Benny Carter - Benny Carter - Wikipedia

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Duration: 00:13:16

Johnny passes the time on his train journey.

Show notes:

Erwin Rommel suicide – No Exit: How Rommel Was Forced To Commit Suicide

Ann Baumgartner - Ann Baumgartner - Wikipedia

Udo Kier - Udo Kier - Wikipedia

Troop transport by train - A History of Troop Trains During World War II

History of coal stoves - When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said 'No Thanks'

Dinah Shore - Dinah Shore | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

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Duration: 00:12:08

Johnny gets bingoed!

On This Day October 12, 1944: Liberation of Athens From Nazi Occupation - The Pappas Post 

12 October 1944 | This Day in Aviation 

Columbus Day Riot: §  https://youtu.be/2QZJHeL8GeI?si=ZPm3DyqRq7zVFjvu&t=519 (section on the Columbus Day Riot starts at 8:39)

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Duration: 00:12:20

Johnny learns to tolerate his surroundings.

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Buggers: https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/njuvubq

Fort Sheridan: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/478.html

Project Pigeon: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bf-skinners-pigeon-guided-rocket-53443995/

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Duration: 00:12:04

This first letter from a brand new recruit. Reflections on a major US City. A lost seafood staple. A patriotic country and western juke box hit.

Overijssel Overijssel - Wikipedia

Zwaardvisch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Zwaardvisch_(P322))

Chicago in the 1940s

My Chicago Dad: A 1940s Recollection | Classic Chicago Magazine

 vintage 1942 HENRICI'S ON RANDOLPH restaurant MENU Chicago Illinois | eBay

Red Foley: Red Foley - Wikipedia

Smoke on the Water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water_(Red_Foley_song)

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Duration: 00:09:15

Introduction to the podcast featuring a short Bon Voyage from back home. Historical and cultural footnotes including a brief history of Hazel Park, Michigan and a Bing Crosby classic.

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History of Hazel Park, MI -                   Community History

Eastern Palace Club - EASTERN PALACE CLUB

Dolle Dinsdag - Dolle Dinsdag - Wikipedia

London Customs Convention - London Customs Convention - Wikiped...

Duration: 00:10:59