Episode 1: The Homefront and Dad’s Early Years | Our WWII Dad

Brothers Chris Cangilla and Ken Cangilla present episode one of the limited series podcast, Our WWII Dad. The podcast traces what they have learned about their father's time in World War II. In this episode titled, Home, Chris and Ken discuss The Beginning of WWII's Timeline (2:49), Dad's High School Years, (5:00), Our WWII Mom's Interview (6:24), Mom's Life Pre-War (7:05), Getting Information About the War (9:51), Supporting the War Effort (10:56), Servicemen Care Packages (14:23), Most Frightening Moments (15:36), Neighborhood Soldiers (19:20), How Our Mom Met Our Dad (20:41), Victory Memories (22:02), Dad Enlisting (25:46), Dad Reports to Fort George G. Meade (28:08), Dad Goes to Boot Camp - Camp Croft (29:03), Ken's Brother-In-Law's Dad's Story (31:14), Dad's Basic Training - Camp Croft (32:41), Government Issued Gear (34:29), Shipping Over Seas (36:31), Dad's Arrival in Europe (39:18), and Dad Was a Sharpshooter (40:17).