Environment II by mark andrew york: Dad's Wikipage

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Dad's Wikipage

The new Wikipage for my father went well and another editor made it even better. I love it when that happens unlike the other debacle I've been involved with there.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Utah - Hurtgen - Buldge were big campaigns (duh) but there is a better than good chance that your father also fought alongside J.D. Salinger who was in the same series of campaigns with the 4th Infantry. Salinger wrote letters home that mentioned that Hemingway was following along with his battalion as a reporter.; 10:38 PM
Mark said...: I know, that's why in the novel I've started he does. I can't verify that the old man knew Salinger. I don't recall him saying he did, but it's an association that is proximate. He sure dis know Hemingway though who he called "Ernie." They both got concussions together in the Hurtgen.; 10:45 PM

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: Name: Mark A. York; Location:Windham, Maine

The wisdom and punditry of Mark A. York: Fishery biologist, journalist, Historian, Eagle Scout, and novelist. I was a staff writer for The Livingston Enterprise in Livingston, Montana. I wrote special projects for the Idaho Mountain Express in 2011. I'm the author of Patriot on the Kennebec and the global warming eco-thrillers, Warm Front and Heat Wave.

Thank you to Mark A. York, a descendant of Reuben Colburn, for information about the crucial role his ancestor played in Arnold's march to Quebec. The Colburn House in Pittston, Maine is on the National Register thanks to his efforts and is open to the public.

James L. Nelson, Benedict Arnold's Navy