The history of her missions As my mother, I grew up with many tales of her exploits during the war and met and remembered many dear friends of hers from that era. There are even tapes I recorded of her describing her missions and war memories. There is no doubt that my mother was fearless in the face of danger and yet had such love of family and friends that you would never have known her determination during the war. As a proud Alsatian, she would often tell us the germans called them "wooden heads" for their stubborness. I have to agree. I have many a war memory tale of hers that depicts that determination. She accomplished so much during the war but didn't carry outright hostility toward germans after it. Her quote was "forgive but don't forget". Many artifacts from her war years are still with my brother Harry and I. Her war pistol, a colt .32 caliber, named by her as "Josephine" was held by my deceased brother George. It's whereabouts are unknown following his passing. She was an amazing mother with a war history like few others. Patrick Bassett le lundi 03 mars 2014 Contribution au livre ouvert de Marguerite Marie Emma Petitjean épouse Bassett | 
