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SPEAKER: Dan Peabody 11th Airborne Platoon Leader Tanks 2nd
Inf
Div Korea
FEBRUARY MEETING SUMMARY: Dean Smith
reviewed the experiment of all
Afro-American units in the Army and
Navy with particular attention to the Army Air
Corps.
Major Ed Lunda was in one of these all Afro-American units in the Army Air
Force
in WWII.
The top air force brass discriminated against these units to the extent that only
3 units got into combat. At 1 base in
court-martialed for their efforts to enjoy an
air force all-white officers club. Attendance
73
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 Sept 1 ’07 to August 31 ’08 are due. They have been
raised to $15. Please send them to Dan Demko at 1627 S. Cleveland Massillon
Rd..
Paid membership is now at 193
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.
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:.
March 28, 2008: Dan Peabody 11th Airborne Platoon
Leader Tanks 2nd Inf Div
WEB
VIDEO
TAPES: The current catalog of video tapes of
past meetings is now posted on our
website. 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.
OTHER RECOMMENDED
Hornfischer. It details the action of
the DE’s defending the Jeep Carriers at