World War II Honoree

Anna Mary Pearce

Hometown

Iselin, New Jersey

Honored By

Thomas Pearce

Relationship

Grandson

DURING 1944 AND 1945 MY GRANDMOTHER SAT BY A SHORT WAVE RADIO AND LISTENED FOR PRISONER OF WAR AND MEDICAL REPORTS FROM GERMANY. SHE WOULD THEN SEND THIS INFORMATION TO THE SERVICEMEN'S FAMILIES. SHE WOULD ALSO REQUEST FROM THESE FAMILIES PHOTOS OF THEIR SONS. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION A PHOTO ALBUM THAT MY GRANDMOTHER MADE OF THESE PHOTOS, INCLUDING THE SOLDIERS' NAMES AND HOMETOWNS AND ALSO WHETHER THEY RETURNED HOME OR WERE KILLED IN ACTION. SHE ALSO INCLUDED AN EXPLANATION OF WHEN SHE WOULD LISTEN AND THE AMOUNT OF MESSAGES SHE INTERCEPTED (1,788 IN TOTAL). THE PHOTOS CAME FROM EVERY STATE AND ALSO FROM CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA.