Tuesday Veteran & History Posts from Molly Maka

Each Tuesday on the Miss Heartland Swing - Pam Krajewski Facebook page and the Miss Heartland Swing Twitter page, Team Pam's Staff Historian, Molly Maka, profiles a different unique story from the swing era, focusing predominantly on veterans and inspirational individuals from the World War II era. 

Maka, who promotes herself as "an aspiring author and a 1940's girl at heart," writes "historical women's fiction with romantic elements."  You can find out more about her writing by giving a 'Like' to her official Facebook author page or following her on Twitter. 

Miss a post?  Here's an archive of what Molly's put together: 

Oct. 16:  Army Cpl. Melvin Kaminsky, aka Mel Brooks
Oct. 9:  Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, GCB
Oct. 2:  The 84th Infantry Division, "The Railsplitters"*

Sept. 25:  Army Special Services Entertainment Specialist Werner Klemperer*
Sept. 18:  Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime*
Sept. 11:  Tora! Tora! Tora!*
Sept. 4:  Margaret Henry Fleming

Aug. 28:  Army Reserve Maj. Audie L. Murphy
Aug. 21:  Army Air Forces Capt. George Hickman, Jr.
Aug. 14:  V-J Day
Aug. 7:  Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone

July 31:  Navy WAVES
July 24:  Army Nurse Corps 1st Lt. Reba Whittle
July 17:  Air Force Maj. Gen. Jimmy Stewart
July 10:  CIA Field Agent & Intelligence Analyst Virginia Hall Goillot, MBE, DSC
July 3:  Marlene Dietrich

June 26:  Army Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
June 19:  Army Air Forces Capt. Louis Zamperini
June 12:  The Battle of Carentan
June 5:  D-Day

May 29:  National World War II Memorial
May 22:  Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty, CBE
May 15:  Army Nurse Corps 2nd Lt. Frances Y. Sanger
May 8:  V-E Day
May 1:  Navy Ship's Cook 3rd Class Dorie Miller

April 24:  Benny Goodman
April 17:  Army Pfc. Charles Durning
April 10:  Mae West
April 3:  The Andrews Sisters

March 27:  Army Sgt. "Wild Bill" Guarnere
March 20:  Women Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner Carl
March 13:  Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin

Maka and Miss Heartland Swing herself, Pam Krajewski, have an extensive history of participating in historically accurate reenactments together, representing eras ranging from the Renaissance to the 1940's.  Both are active volunteers with the Wisconsin Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, which gives WWII veterans the opportunity to fly from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. to spend a day at the National World War II Memorial, all at no cost to the veterans themselves. 

Maka and her husband, Chris, are expecting their first child soon.  While Maka is indisposed for the birth of her child, Dan Pfeifer will post in Molly's place.  Posts by Pfeifer will be denoted with an asterisk in the archive listing.