At 22, Herb Weiner was running a machine lathe at
Westinghouse Electric in Essington, Pa., just outside of his Philadelphia
hometown, when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. It was 1942, and Weiner was
assigned to the Army Airways Communications System as a radio operator in the
Arctic during World War II. After two years of service, he returned home,
married and entered the family furniture business, Weiner & Co. Now 91,
Weiner lives in Sarasota with his wife, Betty, of 68 years.
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In the Arctic, I was above Canada, not far from Fort Chimo. It was all mountains and snow. To the south of us, the important base was in Goose Bay, Labrador.
We were sending and receiving messages about weather, and we used poems to confuse the enemy. The reason we used these poems was because of the monotony we were experiencing.Search for Cheap Peak Performance Parka Jacket in Jewellery for Lucknow. It was something that kept our minds going.
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