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Title
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Pursuit Of a Ruptured Duck: When Kansas Citians Went To War
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Description
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Edward Matheny recently authored a book entitled "Pursuit of a Ruptured Duck: When Kansas Citians Went to War". The term "ruptured duck" refers to the lapel pin given to honorably discharged veterans. This article relays the stories of some of the men from Kansas City who participated in World War II. People mentioned include David Duncan, George Tourtellot, Henry W. Bloch, James M. Kemper, Jr., Cliff Jones, and others. Includes photographs of people and war scenes.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article