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    Children and the War Effort

    Jan 30, 2024 4 minutes

    The so-called Silent Generation (19281945) are currently in their 80s to mid90s. The oldest Silents grew up with both the extreme economic deprivation of the Great Depression and the terrifying upheaval of World War II.

    Some say memory is sugarcoated; not so for the Silent Generation. The hovering dark cloud of World War II dictated many aspects of our lives. The two-front war created a cosmic darkness.

    Living in the shipbuilding center of Manitowoc, Wis., made us a likely target, though no attack ever occurred. My dad served as an air raid warden, checking his assigned area of the neighborhood to make certain blackout shades

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