Michael G. Sievers

The Silver King's War

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"The Silver King's War" is a podcast series (with episode transcripts available on Applecast) of World War II plays (The Silver King, Marauder Men, Serviceman and Who Is Della) based on true events about a young man, Stanley Silverfield, who joins the United States Army Air Corps to serve his country as a Martin Marauder B-26 Bombardier flying in the 9th Air Force. Stanley wrote letters to his family throughout World War II from January 1943 to October 1945. An exploration of his war letters, “Dearest Ones,” follows the four plays. The series concludes with a trilogy of plays, "The Silverfie...

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Michael G. Sievers

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The Latin Quarter 25.02.2021 18:13

Send a text This episode is Scene Five of The Silver King. Stanley and JJ Sherry ship to New York City from Barksdale Army Airfield in Shreveport, Louisiana. They enjoy the city and prepare to cross the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary during late September 1944. This is their ride to reach the European Theater of Operations. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver Kin...

1936 Ford Phaeton 20.02.2021 12:57

Send a text This episode is Scene Four of The Silver King. Stanley, JJ Sherry and Herb Stempler travel east after bomber school graduation for advance training on the B-17 (Flying Fortress) and B-24 (Liberator) at Columbia Army Air Base in Columbia, South Carolina, during the first half of 1944. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Rea...

Bomber School 15.02.2021 29:44

Send a text This episode is Scene Three of The Silver King. Stanley and his fellow air cadets were posted to Santa Ana Army Air Base to await their next installation assignment. Their bomber school training continued at the Las Vegas Army Gunnery School during the summer of 1943 and finished at the Carlsbad Army Air Base in New Mexico, during January 1944. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.co...

Flying Deficiency 10.02.2021 15:04

Send a text This episode is Scene Two of The Silver King. Stanley begins pilot school training at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama, and finishes at the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in Lakeland, Florida, during April 1943. Stanley wrote 23 letters to his family between April 4th and 28th, 1943. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcast...

Nashville 05.02.2021 16:29

Send a text This episode is Scene One of The Silver King. Our hopeful hero, Stanley Silverfield, travels by troop train from Birmingham, Alabama, to Nashville, Tennessee, to begin his work as an air cadet. He meets JJ Sherry, his war buddy, on this first ride. The Silver King is posted to pre-flight training at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama, eight days after his arrival. Contact us: thesi...

The Silver King's War Introduction 01.02.2021 2:35

Send a text This is the introduction to The Silver King's War podcast series. The series follows the Second World War of Stanley L. Silverfield, a young aviator from Birmingham, Alabama. Michael G. Sievers, the Silver King's son & creator of the series, narrates his pursuit of Stanley's War. The Silver King's War begins with a series of four plays. Each one is ten episod...

The Silver King's War Trailer 29.01.2021 1:26

Send a text This trailer introduces The Silver King's War . The podcast series is the story of Stanley L. Silverfield, a World War II, U. S. Army Air Corps, B-26 Bombardier. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War , explains the work to pursue and tell his father's compelling story through three plays based on Stanley's war writings. ...