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Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II-Part 2

May 3, 2022 by Jim Potter 8 Comments

Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 2) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin The Fifth Division had a very distinguished combat record during World War I. The Red Diamond Division of WWI was remembered by many civilians of Luxembourg. General Pershing once said that the crossing of the Meuse … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II-Part 2

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: 130th Field Artillery Regiment, 35th Division, 37th Battalion headquarters, Ambulance Platoon leader, Army Fifth Division, Clarence Potter, Clearing Station, Cleo Potter, Combat Team, European Theater, Fifth Army Red Diamond Division, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Fort Custer Michigan, Fort McClennan Alabama, General Patton, General Pershing, Harold L Potter, Hutchinson Junior College, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Kansas National Guard, Lt. Harold Potter, Mayo General Hospital, Medical Detachment 130th Field Artillery Regiment, Nell Armstrong, Normandy France, Red Diamond Division, Reno County Kansas, Rolla Kansas, Sulva, VE Day, World War II

Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II-Part 1

April 29, 2022 by Jim Potter 8 Comments

Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 1) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin My military experience started on August 25, 1938, when I joined the Medical Detachment of the 130th Field Artillery Regiment of the 35th Division of the Kansas National Guard. In those days, we normally had one … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II-Part 1

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: 130th Field Artillery Regiment, 35th Division, 37th Battalion headquarters, Army Fifth Division, Camp Grant Illinois, Camp Robinson Arkansas, Camp Upton new York, Clarence Potter, Cleo Potter, European Theater, General Pershing, Good Bye Dear I'll Be Back in a Year, Harold L Potter, Hutchinson Junior College, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Kansas National Guard, Lt. Harold Potter, Mayo General Hospital, Medical Detachment 130th Field Artillery Regiment, Medical Replacement Training Center, Nell Armstrong, Officer Candidate School, Red Diamond Division, Reno County Kansas, Rolla Kansas, Tent City, VE Day, World War II

Book Release: “Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish”

April 22, 2022 by Jim Potter 8 Comments

Book Release: Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish (a novella) Chapter 1: Deputy Jennings Meets Rosanna Yoder “How can this be happening to me?” thought Rosanna.  Earlier, Adam, her husband, had remarked, “We sure had a gully washer overnight!” “How are my flowers?” she had asked, concerned about filling business orders prior to the upcoming holiday.  “Those in bloom took a beating, but the others may come around with a break in the weather,” Adam had replied. He added, “The fierce storm has … [Read more...] about Book Release: “Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish”

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Adam Yoder, Amish, Carolyn's Essenhaus, Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish, English, Gina Laiso, Humble Kansas, Hutchinson Kansas, Integrita Productions, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Linda Byler, Miller's Sale Barn, Miriam Iwashige, Miriam Miller Iwashige, Old Order Amish, Prairie Grove Kansas, Reno County Kansas, Rosannah Borntrager Yoder, Sandhenge Publications, Yackel Von Baerenzwinger

Congratulations to Author Shoshanna Aaliyah

March 31, 2022 by Jim Potter 5 Comments

Congratulations to Author Shoshanna Aaliyah Congratulations, Shoshanna, on the recent release of your children’s book, Tobias’ Travels. You’re a first-class storyteller.  We’ve never met face-to-face, but I’m the current president of District 6 of the Kansas Authors Club. Congratulations for being a published author. It’s a BIG deal! So many people talk about wanting to write a book, but so few accomplish it. Most people don’t understand; it’s work. Although we’ve never met face-to-face, I … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Author Shoshanna Aaliyah

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Free Time Tales, Hutchinson Kansas, Jared Vaughn, Jesse Chisolm, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Raymond Burrows, Reno County Kansas, Shoshanna Aaliyah, Time Honored Productions, Tobias' Travels

Gravedigger’s Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas Town

March 19, 2022 by Jim Potter 3 Comments

Gravedigger's Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas Town by Cheryl Unruh Book Review Gravedigger’s Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas Town is Cheryl Unruh’s latest masterpiece, a memoir written in prose poetry that transported me to my childhood. I can smell the Folger's coffee that gave Mom an extra spark. I too, grew up with bottle caps, firecrackers, collecting stamps, and reading wanted posters at the P. O. This memoir, dedicated to Cheryl’s father, Elgie Unruh of Pawnee Rock, is … [Read more...] about Gravedigger’s Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas Town

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Author Cheryl Unruh, Elgie Unruh, Emporia Kansas, Gravedigger's Daughter, Gravedigger's Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas Town, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Meadowlark Press, Pawnee Rock Kansas, Reno County Kansas

31 Days (Nights)

February 28, 2022 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

31 Days (Nights): Memoir of Living Black in America by Reginald D. Jarrell Book Review Can you tell a book by its cover? This is a question that author Reginald D. Jarrell addresses in his just published book, 31 Days (Nights): Memoir of Living Black in America (Blue Cedar Press, 2022). The question is a theme in Jarrell’s memoir as he revisits his life as a Black man growing up in a country where the color of a person’s skin causes people, mostly Caucasian, to prejudge. Jarrell also makes … [Read more...] about 31 Days (Nights)

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: 31 Days (Nights), Author Reggie Jarrell, Blue Cedar Press, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, memoir of Living Black in America, Reginald D. Jarrell, Reno County Kansas

I Care Too Much to Watch

February 26, 2022 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

I Care Too Much to Watch By Jim Potter My friend told me he was going to end the call and watch the news. “Ukraine is being invaded,” he said. I was silent, knowing I would not watch the news. I care, I hurt, but I can’t hurt enough to help another. Out of my control, unable to cope with the deep, personal suffering. Instead, I help others where and when I can. Until next time, happy writing and reading.       … [Read more...] about I Care Too Much to Watch

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Hutchinson Kansas, I Care Too Much to Care, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Poem: I Care Too Much to Care, Reno County Kansas, Ukraine

Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

February 17, 2022 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market I’ve just completed reading the best book ever about understanding slavery. Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market (1999) isn’t a new book, but it’s a classic. The author, Walter Johnson, brilliantly examines the slave market in New Orleans, the largest in North America during the nineteenth-century. Through exhaustive research using primary resources, Johnson shares the words of enslaved Africans or descendants of Africans, … [Read more...] about Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Antebellum South, book review, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans slave trade, Reno County Kansas, Reno County Sheriff, slave market, slave trade, Soul by Soul, Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market, Walter Johnson

The Antebellum “Persac Map” of 1858

February 14, 2022 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

The Antebellum "Persac Map" of 1858 Can you love history? Am I exaggerating when I say, I do? I especially enjoy learning about history and seeing how events connect with one another. If you’re my age, you can remember traveling cross-country by automobile with your parents (or parent) on interstate highways. When we stopped for gasoline at service stations, we used the bathroom, and sometimes we’d pick up a free road map. How many of you still have a road map stuck away in a junk drawer … [Read more...] about The Antebellum “Persac Map” of 1858

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Antebellum South, Baton Rouge Louisiana, Benjamin Moore Norman, Bois de Flenche Plantation, Charles Collins, Grandfather Collins, Hutchinson Kansas, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Louisiana, Marie Adrien Persac, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Persac map, Reno County Kansas, Reno County Sheriff

In Search of “Grandfather” Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans

January 25, 2022 by Jim Potter 6 Comments

In Search of "Grandfather" Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans Charles C. Collins, also known as “Charlie,” (1845-1906) was of Irish ancestry, his grandfather having immigrated from Ireland to Louisiana before the War of 1812.[1] Jody Johnson Buck on horseback pdf Jody Johnson Buck, great-great-granddaughter of Charlie, has identified the county of Kilkenny, Ireland, as the birthplace of her Collins ancestors.[2] (Kilkenny is located seventy-five miles southwest of Dublin.) Polly Collins … [Read more...] about In Search of “Grandfather” Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans

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