Operation Chowhound News Today

During World War II Operation Chowhound dropped food into the Netherlands to stop a famine.

Imagine the relief of Jan Van Galen’s family and many others in German-occupied Netherlands to see that precious food falling from the sky, saving them from the relentless foe of hunger. Operation Chowhound shows us that we can fight famine today, if we have the will, writes guest columnist William Lambers, a Cincinnati author who writes frequently on world hunger issues.

KINGSTON — “I think we’re going to need an axe,” Hennie Vanderveer said, putting down the electric carving knife.

Author’s journey connects her with Maine veteran and World War II pilot Loretto Thompson says the more than 500 letters her father wrote during his service in the Army Air Corps led her to Roger Sundin, a.k.a. ‘Big Sundin,’ the man she credits with saving her fathers life in May of 1945. Share Pilot Roger W. Sundin is on the left, front row, in this photo of the B-17 crew. Frank G. Thompson, radio operator, is second from right in the back row. Thompson wrote letters home and often menti...