Bloom Archives
Tag: WWII
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Two Productions Honor Legacy of IU’s Ernie Pyle
Although it’s been 75 years since his death during World War II at the Battle of Okinawa, Ernie Pyle’s legacy looms large in Indiana.
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What Are You Reading?
BY CRAIG COLEY Jo Ann Vogt Coordinator, Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services If Jo Ann Vogt, 62, could make everyone read just one book,…
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Gene Shipp: Veteran of Three Wars
Gene Shipp, who turned 100 in March, is an Army veteran of three major wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam…
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Anti-Semitism On the Rise: Where We Stand in Bloomington
There is no doubt that acts of anti-Semitism are increasing, in this country and around the world. Polls show that fewer people know about…
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New Exhibit at Waldron — How Mexican Workers Aided the U.S. in WWII
As American men were heading to the frontlines during World War II, Mexican braceros, or “manual laborers,” were heading to the United States to…
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Live A Dream makes Senior Citizens’ Dreams Soar
Though the hot air balloon never got off ground due to a hole in the fabric, Live A Dream’s Bloomington event still made lift-off…
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Celebration to Honor Hoosier War Correspondent Ernie Pyle
In this time of political discord, when it seems the two major parties find it hard to agree on anything and the media is…
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Feature Story: Guarding FDR — Secret Service Agent Val Nolan Jr. (Video)
EDITED BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Val Nolan Jr. was known to the Bloomington community as an exceptional scholar of uncommon breadth. While serving as a professor in Indiana…
