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SPEAKER: James Frolking, fighter pilot in Europe WWII who was helped by the Dutch
MAY MEETING SUMMARY: John
Sommer , 100th Division , recalled his relationships
with the men in the division from his squad up to the General. After his talk
he mentioned a number of unpleasant memories (diarrhea ,cold, lack of food and
clean clothes)
David Hall introduced one of his 7th grade students ,
Pellegrino Piermarini, who presented a
paper on the military career of Roger Garver. Attendance was 82.
E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an E-Mail address and wish to
receive the meeting notices via E-Mail please contact Dean Smith (330 835 9895)
or Ed Bollinger (330 836 6272). You will receive your meeting notices a week
earlier this way.
DUES: Dues for March to
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS : At the October 2006 meeting group
photographs were taken of 41 WWII veterans and 17 Korean War veterans as part
of the ceremonies commemorating the 5th
anniversary of our roundtable. To date 24 and 14, respectively of these photos
have been claimed. The remaining 8x10 color pictures will be available free of
charge at all future meetings for the 20 veterans who have yet to acquire
theirs. See Dave Finch to get yours.
2007
THEME: “Bring Two Veterans”. Personally bring 2 veterans and their families
with you to our meetings.
VHP:
(Veterans History Project) Report. Do you want to tape your wartime
experiences? Contact Jerri Donohue (440 546 1207) to make arrangements. If you
know of any veteran reunions in
SPEAKERS
FOR 2007: Dr. Thomas Adams is our official “speakers” recruiter. Call
Tom at
FUTURE SPEAKERS:.
July 24: Ted Adamski, Five
parachute jumps in WWII combat
August 28: Dan Hayes, Air
Corps WWII , European Theater of Operations
WEB
VIDEO TAPES: The current catalog of video tapes of
past meetings is now posted on our
web site. You can rent one with a
refundable $10 deposit or buy one for $10. If you want
to rent or buy a tape call Dick
Sutherland (330 666 4237) and he will have the tape for
you at our next meeting.