Letters Home

Letters Home

A serial story of a WW2 B-17 pilot from Lowell, Michigan in his own words. We dive into letters written by Captain James Bruce McMahon during his time in World War 2 that he sent to his parents, siblings, and friends back home in Lowell, Michigan. His relatives will be reading his words and giving some context to what was happening in the world and in Lowell at the time he wrote these. See the primary sources at lowellmuseum.org Follow the Lowell Historical Museum on FB Follow Letters Home on Instagram @lettershomelowell

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Episoder(58)

Episode 49: Arizona and Illinois- Sept-Nov 1944

Episode 49: Arizona and Illinois- Sept-Nov 1944

It's our "Season 3 finale" and we're reading the last letters we have from 1944. We read about the trip that Frank and his daughters-in-law took to visit Bruce in Arizona, we learn that Bruce and Marg...

7 Aug 202539min

Episode 48: Newlywed Life- September 1944

Episode 48: Newlywed Life- September 1944

In this episode, Bruce and Margaret "honeymoon" at a redistribution center in Miami before moving to Kingman, Arizona for Bruce's next assignment at Kingman Army Air Field. We read letters from both B...

31 Jul 202533min

Episode 47: Wedding Bells- August 1944

Episode 47: Wedding Bells- August 1944

Bruce and Margaret finally tie the knot and we read the wedding announcement from the Ledger, as well as what Bruce's brother Roger thinks of the marriage. We also read a little bit about Bruce's home...

24 Jul 202529min

Episode 46: Final Missions- June-July 1944

Episode 46: Final Missions- June-July 1944

This is it for Bruce's time in Thurleigh. In this episode, we read about Bruce's final missions and letters he sent while waiting to go home to Lowell!Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

17 Jul 202532min

Episode 45: D-Day- June 1944

Episode 45: D-Day- June 1944

This is "the day" Bruce and his squadron have been waiting for-- D-Day. June 6, 1944. We read Bruce's letter that describes his experience in the invasion and we learn more about what exactly happened...

19 Jun 202532min

Episode 44: The Lalley Episode

Episode 44: The Lalley Episode

We take a brief detour from Bruce's story to talk more about his cousin Bill Lalley, who was also a pilot shot down on his very first mission. Bill spent a year on the run with the resistance and in a...

12 Jun 202535min

Episode 43: Preparing the Invasion- May 1944

Episode 43: Preparing the Invasion- May 1944

In this episode, we learn more about how everyone is preparing for D-Day, including people back home. We hear some family updates about Bruce’s brother Roger heading in the army and Bruce's cousin Bil...

5 Jun 202535min

Episode 42: Account of a Mission- May 1944

Episode 42: Account of a Mission- May 1944

In May 1944, Bruce wrote an account of a hypothetical mission that was published on the front page of the Lowell Ledger. We read this novelization of a mission in this episode, as well as get an updat...

29 Mai 202535min

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