W8EFW 1933 Cleveland Heights, Ohio

W8EFW was also known as Paul Cornell, and he was active in radio for over 60 years. As his daughter told me, his whole life was radio. He was also a WWII veteran, serving in the South Pacific, where he cobbled together a "foxhole radio" using a razor blade for a detector and salvaged parts for the rest. It was basically a simple crystal set, but he was able to pick up Armed Forces Radio with it. Fortunately he brought it back with him, and his daughter still has it. It may be the only surviving example of an original "foxhole radio". From what I have learned about him, he seems to have been an all around nice guy, active in the community and charitable. He passed a way a couple of years ago. The neat thing about this QSL card is that he was only 18 at the time, so he was just starting out on what would be a lifetime passion.
Courtesy of Brian Carusella (currently writing a book on W3EFW).

QSL courtesy of K8LJG