EP121: The Story of my Grandfather, The Company Without Corner Offices and The Doolittle Raids and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Frohlich, author of Aimless Life, Awesome God, tells the story of his German born grandfather William Burtner- a man who helped build the "Arsenal of Democracy" in World War II; Kirk Aubry, the CEO of the supply chain services company Savage, on the ethical principles of their 2nd generation, 75-year-old family company; and teacher, choir director, organist, and history buff Anne Clare tells the story of the first two major American responses to the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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00:00 - The Story of my Grandfather
10:00 - The Company Without Corner Offices
35:00 - The Doolittle Raids and the Battle of the Coral Sea
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