Just months after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Portsmouth had a network of air raid wardens going door to door every night to make sure each home had blackout curtains in place. So great was the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What do Mary Killean (Gazda), Josephine Killean, Helena Killen, Laurella Barnum (Christensen), Marjorie Barnum (Hinman) and ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A community event in Muskegon is hoping to illustrate how West Michiganders protected their home during World War II by taking visitors right into the action. The “Air Raid Wardens & ...

The author reflects on the history of Muncie's outdoor warning sirens, originally used for air raid drills during World War II and the Cold War. Delaware County's first air raid system was tested in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harry W. Peyser was chief warden of Air Raid Sector 34 in Portsmouth during World War II. His Miller Avenue home was the sector ...