Matney, Arlo
Posted on 14 September, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, M
Page 48 Notebook 3 Arlo Matney Jan 29, 1920: passed away summer of 2015. B-24 Bombardier Arlo took pilot training, but cracked up a plane so he became a bombardier. He trained on the Nordan bombsite, but used a Sparry bombsite. Arlo made 25 missions before being shot down on June 11, […]
Lintz, Hubert
Posted on 14 September, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, L
May 26, 2014 Page 59 Notebook 3 Typed on September 14, 2019 Hubert Lintz (Apr 29, 1929- Spring 2018) & Giesela Lintz (Apr 12, 1925- Jul 2017) Hubert and Giesela were German citizens who were young adults during the time of the end of the war. They lived inn Klellenberg, a suburb of […]
Leavelle, Jim
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Jim Leavelle- Dallas Police 1950-1975 Born Aug. 23 1920 passed away Aug. 25 2019 August 26, 2015 Page 112 of Notebook 3 Phone Interview Questions for Dallas, Texas police officer Jim Leavelle who was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when Oswald was shot to death by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963, […]
Lardie, Martin
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Martin Lardie was born 1924 passed away in January 2015 This Bio written Dec. 20 2018 by Larry Martin from notes from Mr. Lardie’s interview in 2011. Martin Lardie 1924-2015 joined the Lansing Fire Dept in 1950 retiring in 1979. He was Larry Martin’s Captain of Training when I was a Fire Dept. recruit […]
Klem, Werner
Posted on 14 September, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, K
This Bio of Werner Klemm’s memories of the Dec. 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is being written 28 April 2020 by Larry Martin from notes and memories of a 2015 interview at his home in Port Richie Florida. Werner had asbestos related breathing difficulties from the Navy. He passed away in 2016. I […]
Keller, Gene
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This history is of a Marine named Gene Keller from my 2006 notes. Today is October 2 2018. I met Gene at the Kalamazoo Michigan airport that has a WW II museum at the airport (this museum is a very interesting museum with WW II airplanes and much more.) I just found old notes that […]
Kass, George
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George Kass: USS San Francisco George was transferred off “Francis” after Pearl Harbor. Ask George to talk about S.F. History in Guadalcanal sea battles, if he heard about them at reunions in the 50’s or 60’s. He went to the Ashtabula. During attack, George had no ammo so he went to USS […]
Jensen, Vernon
Posted on 14 September, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, J
Vernon Jensen born 1923. This information is from memory and notes that I took while we were doing a DVD interview of your service during WW II. Vernon enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 10 December 1942. He was a radio operator- machinegunner on a B-17 with the 15th airforce flying out […]
Jefferson, Alexander
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This bio of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson is being written by Larry Martin on 27 July 2019 from notes of our July 2012 interview at the Southfield Michigan library. Much of this is being written by memory since Alexander put on many live Q & A sessions at probably 5 or 6 of my Larry […]
Hutcherson, Robert and Dorothy
Posted on 14 September, 2021 by in Veterans By Name, H
October 4, 2012 Page 38 Notebook 3 Robert and Dorthy Hutchenson: B-17 Navigator Enlisted in Army Air-corps February of 1942. Was a Bombardier but worked as a Navigator for 12 missions. Ran out of fuel, 8th AF 305 Bomb group made missions to Penaunde, Schwinefort. He went to University of Geneva as a […]