The Project

Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F. & A. M. has digitized a cache of letters from our archives spanning from March 1943 - January 1946.  These letters were created by the Lodge's War Service Committee, were mailed to all Members of the Lodge that were known to be in the Armed Service.  The letters contained reports of the ongoings of the Lodge and Brothers in Terre Haute, updates on mailing addresses of the members in the Service, and paraphrased letters from service members who wrote back to the Lodge.
The letters, under the writing of Richard P. Gillum, PM, took on the format of a radio news broadcast with W.Bro. Gillum serving as the broadcaster, and the Brothers in the service writing letters as foreign correspondents.  With this as inspiration Number 19 has taken on a project of, with the least edits possible, transitioning all of the letters into the radio broadcast format audio recording the 37 letters as such.

The goal is to share the finished product, as well as the letters themselves, with institutions such as the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, the Vigo County Historical Museum, the Vigo County Public Library, the Indiana State Museum, and Indiana State Library.

How you can Help

The Lodge is actively seeking persons interested in portraying the 87 stars of the show via voice interpretations.  The parts range from large "broadcaster" sections, to as small as rank & address updates, or recording the name of the service member.  You will be credited in the audio credits and in future use and distribution for your assistance with this project, and you will be helping to ensure that the memories of these valiant soldiers and sailors continue through posterity.

If you are a relative or friend of one of the below listed Servicemen we would love for you to be involved by portraying your family member or family friend.

To be involved, contact Jordan Bayles at Secretary@TerreHaute19.com.

The Stars

The stars of the project are the Servicemen that played a role in the letters, as well as Bro. Frank H. Lamb & W.Bro. Richard P. Gillum who read the incoming letters, wrote the monthly outgoing letters, and served on the War Service Committee.  The following men will be portrayed in voice for the audio project:​