52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - #16 "Should be a Movie" - Harry Robert Soderstrom

  Prompt #16 (Apr 16-Apr 22): "Should be a Movie" - Harry Robert Soderstrom

In 1945, while in the Air Force, Harry flew as a pilot in command of a B-24 bomber stationed in England. Harry earned the Air Medal, European Campaign Medal with two bronze stars, American Campaign Medal and a Victory Medal.

Many actors have played in war movies. John Wayne is the first to come to mind. The reality is John Wayne never enlisted and even filed for a 3-A draft deferment which meant that if the sole provider for a family of four were drafted, it would cause his family undue hardship. Some hero huh?  I think Harry's story "Should be a Movie"!

My father's cousin
Harry Robert Soderstrom
October 15, 1922 - June 28, 2010

From Amy Johnson Crow, a genealogist, far more experienced then I. "The data that we've accumulated in our genealogy software and in our binders and folders doesn't do a whole lot of good just sitting there. We need to do something with it." Each week she sends out a prompt to share a bit about an ancestor, collateral relative, or family friend.