The First United Methodist Church’s Methodist Men were treated to the memories of John Kinsley, who lived in London during World War II. Down London Memory Lane with John Kinsley During the Blitz my two brothers and I slept under … Continue reading
We continue sharing the memories of Crystal Laker John Kinsley about his growing up in London during World War II. He was ten when the war started and sixteen when it ended. Kingsley spoke to the Methodist Men at last … Continue reading
Today is the fourth installment of what Crystal Lake resident John Kinsley remembers from growing up in London during World War II. Born in 1928, Kingsley was aged 10-16 during the war. Down London Memory Lane with John Kinsley In … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s John Kinsley shared his memories of growing in London during World War II with the Methodist Men of the First Methodist Church of Crystal Lake last Saturday morning. This is the third installment of what he said. Down … Continue reading
Crystal Lake resident John Kinsley, born in London in 1928, shared his memories of World War II with the United Methodist Men of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake on Saturday morning. He was aged 10-16 during the … Continue reading
Saturday morning a well-attended breakfast of the United Methodist Men heard Crystal Lake resident John Kinsley talk about his memories of World War II. Kingsley was born in 1928. He was 10 in 1939, when the war started, and 16 … Continue reading
When I was running for McHenry County Treasurer in 1966 and State Rep. in the 1070’s, Woodstock had a VJ Day Parade. The VJ stood for Victory in Japan. I don’t know what year the parade ended, but at least … Continue reading
Some images I have collected concerning Veterans: And, if you would like to see want World War II was like in the Pacific theater, I invite you to see the photos Wonder Lake’s Sully Sullivan brought back from some of … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren: Hultgren Co-Sponsors Resolution Honoring WWII POWs Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today announced his support for a bipartisan resolution which commemorates the men and women who were taken as U.S. … Continue reading
A Wonder Lake man who went through hell as a World War II Navy Corpsman in the Pacific has returned to his Maker. I met Sully Sullivan at my father-in-law’s kitchen as the two had one of their frequent discussions … Continue reading
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, World War II veteran Charles McHenry came all the way to Crystal Lake for a Library of Congress Veteran History Project interview. John Blanchard, Executive Director of Crystal Lake-based NASA Education, flew his private plane to pick … Continue reading
Previous parts of this biography can be found below on McHenry County Blog. The night I was born, June 11, 1942, my father and his Methodist minister friend Charles (Charlie) Jarvis, who baptized all three kids and, having moved to … Continue reading
It’s D-Day. What should I see in Downtown Crystal Lake, but a World War II license plate holder. The Army’s D-Day web site introduces the subject with this: “June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of … Continue reading
What you see on the car is a World War II license plate. More important is the man next to it. His name is Sully (Don) Sullivan. He lives in Wonder Lake and is a buddy of my father-in-law Vince … Continue reading
I saw this tee shirt as I was walking out of Rain Forest Cafe next to Animal Kingdom at Disney World. The man was quite willing to have me take a picture of his tee shirt, but his wife certainly … Continue reading
I saw this tee shirt as I was walking out of Rain Forest Cafe next to Animal Kingdom at Disney World. The man was quite willing to have me take a picture of his tee shirt, but his wife certainly … Continue reading
