May 2020

Photo by John Lorang. The Homestead farmhouse looked like this until the Spring of 1904. Then the carpentry began.

Photo by John Lorang. John brings out his Paige during a Reunion.

Photo by John Lorang.

Photo by John Lorang. Charles Lorang, the youngest of John and Mary wrote a detailed description of the job of each man in this photo.

Photo by one of the hired hands. Henry and Barney work the fields while their parents, John and Mary Lorang are in Europe.

Photo by one of the hired hands. Henry and Barney work the fields while parents, John and Mary Lorang are in Europe.

Photo by Henry Lorang, before leaving for service in the Navy. Jim loved working with radios from an early age. He entered the Navy and manned the Radar Station aboard ship in several severe Pacific battles, including Iwo Jima and Okinawaw. Later in his 50’s he worked with NASA on the radar team for the

Navy photo.

Photo by Joan Lorang. Henry’s third son, John, enlists in WWII. He never made it overseas, but they didn’t know this at the time. Henry Lorang on left. Below it a journal entry for this day from Henry. It’s start out with “Goom-bye John”. I wonder if this was something John would say as a

Army Air Force photo. Bob love to fly and he was extremely happy to finally get his wings. But Christmas 1945 was his last visit home. Lost in the Sea of Japan May 16, 1946, leaving wife Chris and his baby daughter Lynne.