Letters Ray To Shirl: A WWII Love Story Podcast
Letters from Raymond J. Konen a Second LT Bombardier in the Army Airforce training stateside back home to his girl Shirley Rutledge who worked as a baank teller in Chicago during the War. Approximately 200 letters span 1943-1947
Podcasting since 2025 • 39 episodes
Letters Ray To Shirl: A WWII Love Story Podcast
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Five Days From The end of WWII
It’s either Tokyo of the AleutiansAlamogordo : arrivalAnd a correction noted mid stream from book: the 28th August Appears before the 28th of August postmark.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Tumbleweeds and B 25’s
Second Lt Bombardier Ray Konen is transferred to a remote facility in southwestern USA. He begins with frustration and the second letter ends with a budget for civilian life. He has tasted the wars end, but can’t believe it and is horrifi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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