Destination Unknown: Adventures of a WWII American Red Cross Girl by Kathleen Co

Description: Destination Unknown by Kathleen Cox, Leona Cox Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description From Kathleen Cox: Her name was LeOna Kriesel, and she was 27-years-old; a recent graduate from University of Minnesota and teaching at Allegheny College. When a fellow Allegheny teacher revealed he was also a recruiter for the American Red Cross he said, "LeOna, Ive been observing you. I believe youd make a good Red Cross Girl. Are you interested in applying for the job?" It took LeOna just seconds to exclaim, "Would I, you bet I would!" LeOna was my mother. Growing up I heard her stories about running enlisted mens social clubs in Constantine, Algeria, and Rome, Italy, from 1943 - 1945, more times than the law allows. My father and I practically ran for cover when shed start telling them again. I found a box containing all of my mothers letters when packing her home, sadly preparing to move her into the dementia unit of a nursing home. It was powerful to see my mothers beautiful, cursive writing, on v-mails and onionskin paper. So long ago, when she was so young. Excitedly relating every detail of her exciting new life in the most exotic places she could have imagined, and her beloved GIs. She also told about "Johnny," who became my father. They had fallen in love in Constantine, and married in Rome, September of 1944. She told how she petitioned Pope Pius XII, to share electricity reserved for his address to the world so the organ could be played at her wedding. Which to everyones surprise but hers, he did. Reliving all those stories, now under very different circumstances, it was clear I had to write a book. LeOnas story is part of the permanent collection of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. Special Collections & Rare Books, Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota. It was also the subject of a talk presented at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, Illinois. A fun look through the scrapbook like pages and letters of an American Red Cross Girl in North Africa and Italy. Author Biography Kathleen Cox lived in India as a Vedic scholar for several years and was the primary writer for Fodors "India" editions for twelve years. The founder of Vastu Living and vastuliving.com, she consults and lectures on vastu around the world and is also the author of "Vastu Living: Creating a Home for Your Soul". She lives in New York City. Details ISBN 1466412488 ISBN-13 9781466412484 Title Destination Unknown Author Kathleen Cox, Leona Cox Format Paperback Year 2011 Pages 212 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:46814313; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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