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To: Daveinyork
"he set the scouts to work selling $70,000 in war bonds, planting victory gardens, and collecting materials needed in the war effort, such as scrap metals, etc.

The war effort could not have succeeded without service on the home front. Your father's efforts should be commended and remembered.

17 posted on 06/06/2023 1:28:22 PM PDT by buckalfa (Gut feelings are your guardian angels)
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To: buckalfa

Thank you for that. He took over the troop when its founder, Rabbi Alexander Goode, joined the service, then went down with the Dorchester, as one of the Four Chaplains.


47 posted on 06/06/2023 5:28:39 PM PDT by Daveinyork
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