Bob Anderson and the Flood of 1937

February 2, 2017 By Leave a Comment
A train load of relief supplies from Harrisburg to the people across Gallatin County that was experiencing catastrophic flooding. This photo is believed to be around Junction. (Getty images)

A train load of relief supplies from Harrisburg, to the people across Gallatin County that were experiencing catastrophic flooding. This photo is believed to be around Junction. (Getty images)

NOTE: This is a story about Bob Anderson, a ham radio operator and his experience during the Great Flood of 1937, that devastated Southeastern Illinois. The author, Clinton B. Desoto wrote this piece in a series of ham radio stories published in a book in 1941. Click on the link to read the full story from the Illinois History website. This spurred my interest when I read this morning it was the 80th anniversary of the great flood of 1937. sd.

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