World War II – Korean War Roundtable

Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center - 3486 S. Smith Rd (off Market St.)

Fairlawn, OH 44333 - (across from City Hall and the Fire Station)

: July 26, 2007, THURSDAY, 6:45 P.M. (The 4th Thursday)

SPEAKER: William Wilsterman, Gunnery Training School, Las Vegas

JUNE MEETING SUMMARY: Mrs. Susie Brown, whose father was an infantry officer at D-Day, related several incidences involving General Patton including the liberation of the Lipizzaner Horses. Jack Darnell, a 14^th Air Force meteorologist, told a few of his adventures from the US to China via North Africa and the middle east including his delivery of $50,000 in silver coins to a group of fearsome looking and menacing Arabs. Attendance was 84.

BOOK SALE: The Roundtable received 10 boxes of books dealing with WWII and Korea from the estate of Alan Smith. They are on sale (price range $ 1-10) with the proceeds going to the Roundtable. Currently they are being housed in the office of Dean Smith. For the present he will bring a different box to each of our next meetings.

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an E-Mail address and wish to receive the meeting notices via E-Mail please contact Dean Smith (330 762 8885) or Ed Bollinger (330 836 6272). You will receive your meeting notices a week earlier this way.

2007 THEME: “Bring a Veteran”. Personally bring a veteran and his or her family with you to our meetings.

VHP: (Veterans History Project) Report: We are in desperate need of more Roundtable volunteers to interview vets.

SPEAKERS FOR 2007: Dr. Thomas Adams is our official “speakers” recruiter. Call Tom at 330 668 3672 to volunteer yourself or to recommend others.

FUTURE SPEAKERS:

August 23: Dr Bud Wentz, B-17 pilot shot down over Belgium and rescued by civilians. On another occasion his B-17 was rammed by a German fighter plane.

September 27: Ken Rogers: 45^th (Thunderbird) infantry division, was in the landing at Anzio in WWII. His regiment was on the line for 511 days. He was captured by the Germans.

ROUNDTABLE OFFICERS:

President

C. Dave Post

(330) 668-2447

1^st Vice President

Dr. Thomas Adams

(330) 668-3672

2^nd Vice President

Larry Heller

(330) 633-7737

Secretary

Dean Smith

(330) 762-8885

Treasurer

Daniel Demko

(330) 666-2502