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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Episode 2: Arriving at the Santa Ana Air Force Base- May 1942

This episode gets into the early days of Bruce’s time at the Santa Ana Air Force Base in May, 1942. We read parts of three letters he wrote home during his first week at flying school, our historian D...

11 Juli 202424min

Episode 1: Who was James Bruce McMahon?

It's our first episode! We introduce ourselves and the podcast, which is a serial story of a WW2 B-17 pilot from Lowell, Michigan in his own words. We also introduce our main character, James Bruce Mc...

4 Juli 202436min