10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLD STAR MOTHER»
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Gold Star Mother in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The
Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages of the 1930s: Overseas ...
Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial"--Provided by publisher.
2
A Star for Mrs. Blake: A novel
This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
3
That Knock at the Door: The History of
Gold Star Mothers in ...
The Gold Star Mother. August 1968, p1. 68 The Gold Star Mother. July 1969, p8.
69 National President's Message. The Gold Star Mother. January 1972, p1. 70
Convention Minutes. The Gold Star Mother. September 1968, p4. 71
Departments ...
4
Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor
The other two vessels of the class were not named after real, flesh-and-blood
women, but were of the feminine gender - Miss New York and Gold Star Mother. (
One can sometimes find the trio called the Miss New York class.)12 Despite John
...
5
Organizing Black America
“As a Gold Star Mother who happens to be colored,” one woman wrote, “I wish to
protest against the gratuitous insult...in segregating colored Gold Star Mothers
who are entitled to go to France to visit the graves where our loved ones are ...
6
Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
In 1 972 the Gold Star Mother was gone and out of documentation, followed by
the Miss New York in 1 979 and finally the Mary Murray in 1 982. Miss New York,
like the Binghamton of the Lackawanna Railroad, was destined to become a ...
Raymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams, 1999
7
Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland : an Encyclopedia
... for mothers and widows of American soldiers who had died and were buried in
Europe during World War I. The term “Gold Star Mother” was applied to those
women who had lost sons in World War I.It was later extended to include widows.
Linda Kay Davidson, David Martin Gitlitz, 2002
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Commemorations: The Politics of National Identity
[November 5, 193.1], 10; "Gold Star Mother," Mobile Register (Alabama), August
16, 19.1.1; "War Department Studies Minutest Needs of Gold Star Mothers'
Pilgrimage," New York World, March 23, 1910, in File: Press Clippings, Mothers
and ...
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Encyclopedia of the Veteran in America
Gold Star Mother if her son or daughter had died in service during World War I. In
1929, Congress finally authorized mothers and (at the last minute) widows to
travel to Europe. Further pilgrimages were approved in 1931 and 1933. They
were ...
10
Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America
... Military Cemeteries in Europe, 1930–33,” Markers 20 (2003): 31–75. The most
comprehensive account of the pilgrimages appears in John W. Graham, The
Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages of the 1930s (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2005). 20.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLD STAR MOTHER»
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Gold Star Mother is used in the context of the following news items.
Charlotte Siegel
... belonged to the V.F.W. Auxiliary and had received the Gold Star Mother's Award. She enjoyed walking, reading and time spent with family. «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
Harriet Meyhoff
Harriet was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Golden Age Club of Center, and she was an honorary Gold Star Mother of the ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
Woman veterans honored in Coolidge with quilts of valor
Her grandmother-in-law lost three sons in combat during World War II, making her a Gold Star Mother three times over. Joining a family like that ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
Saluting the legacy of Sharon Lane, a nurse killed in Vietnam
Powell said a seven-foot statue depicting a Gold Star Mother, who has lost a child in war, seems to stare directly at Lane's name on the wall. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Traveling Vietnam memorial wall to visit Kentucky
At 5 p.m. Saturday, there will be a ceremony remembering women veterans and a Gold Star Mother's candlelight service at 9 p.m. There will ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
Mother of Navy Seal Aaron Carson Vaughn Killed In Action To …
Karen Vaughn, Aaron's mother, who is a Gold Star Mother, national speaker, military family advisor for Concerned Veterans for America, will be ... «The Daily Ridge, Jul 15»
Gold Star mother recalls loss of her son in Vietnam
Donna Williams was relaxing in her home on a hot August day in 1966 when she heard someone at the door. Before she got up from the couch ... «The Archer County News, Jul 15»
Ceremony at Alton VFW honors vets
ALTON – Gold Star Mother Lynn Lenker of Alton said Monday every day is rough because of the loss of her son, Cpl. Chris Belchik, but ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
Pentagon Hosts 17th Annual Iftar Dinner as Part of Ramadan
Gold Star mother Elsheba Khan was there, as were Korean War veteran Ghayth Nur Kashif, World War II vet Sheik Nazeem Karriem, and ... «Department of Defense, Jul 15»
Parade organizers reconsider objection to float from Gold Star m …
A local Gold Star mother was planning a special tribute to fallen soldiers, including her son, but was initially refused permission. Last Friday ... «WFSB, Jul 15»
