Sarah
Sarah asked Sarah Sundin:

I recently read "A Distant Melody," and there is a character named Earl Butterfield. Shortly after, I was flipping through "Love Stories of World War II," compiled by Larry King, and there is a story of a Lt. Earl Butterfield who worked with B-29s. Was your character based on him, or is it pure coincidence?

Sarah Sundin Oh, how funny! And I did read that book before writing "A Distant Melody"! But no, it's pure coincidence. I picked "Earl" because it's a good period name, and I chose "Butterfield" because it's a name way back in my family tree (1700s or so)!

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