Tag: World War II

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Volos Food Relief Effort: The Orlando Plan
ABOVE: A banquet for dignitaries collecting for Orlando's Relief Effort to Volos, Greece during 1946-1947. The banquet was held in the Marine Room of the Southland Restaurant at 13 N. Orange Avenue in Orlando. Mr. John P. Camichos, the rest ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with James Buchan
In AIAA and IEEE I would tell a person that you're going to give a paper next - six months from now at this conference... And in the last strategic conference, two of my fellows gave the best paper there. They gave it together. It was phenomenal. [And whe ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Earl K. Wood, 397th Infantry, 100th Division
World War II Veteran Earl K. Wood, far left, with his fellow veterans at a reunion of the Canon Company 397th Infantry, 100th Division.  READ the Reunion Program. Individuals mentioned in the reunion program: Lt. Ross H. Bearup, Pfc. Robert E. Kirsch, ... Read more
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Earl K. Wood: 1916-2012
Photo of Earl Kenneth Wood,  "Woody" as he was known in the 397th Infantry, 100th Infantry Division where he served as Technical Sergeant during World War II. Play Video interview. Photo from video interview in September 2011 when Mr. Wood wa ... Read more
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Memorial Day Remembrances: WWII Pilot Joseph S. Guernsey Recalls the Fine Orlando Men Who Gave Their Lives in WWII
ABOVE: Photo of Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey home on leave from duty in the South Pacific during WWII, Orlando Sentinel, January 28, 1943. Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey is pictured with his father Joseph W. Guernsey and his sister Miss Jean Guernsey. Mr. Guernsey s ... Read more
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Displacement Camp Photo of Holocaust Survivor Helen Greenspun
Photo of Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel at  the  Ainring, Germany Displacement  Camp where she lived  from 1946 to 1948. The  displaced  persons  camp  (DP Camp) was a former German Air Force base located  near Freilassing  ten miles from Hi ... Read more
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A Celebration of Jewish Life in Orlando
My son was born at Orange Memorial Hospital which it was called at that time. We had a circumcision in a downstairs room ...It was during Passover. And my sister in law baked a sponge cake and she placed powdered sugar over it and they served wine. And th ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Earl K. Wood
ABOVE: Earl K. Wood at 2012 oral history interview. Play Oral History Video. Earl K. Wood was assigned to the 100th Infantry Division, replacement forces in the Battle of the Bulge. He put in for the Army Air Force and made it. "Woody" served 5 years a ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Felix Monell
Known as the Bazooka Man by his platoon, Felix Monell spent days behind enemy lines stringing up wire for U.S. troop communications in Italy during WWII. He was awarded the bronze star with the oak leaf cluster for his service to our country in the 361st ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Domineck Monell
Domineck Monell volunteered for service in WWII and entered the Air Force. His  military  service  included a visit to Fort Myers where he fell in love with Florida. He served  as  a  mechanic working on P-51's. When the war ended he went home to   ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Michael A. Monell
ABOVE: Photo of World War II Veteran Michael A. Monell at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 9, 2011. Michael Monell was drafted in 1943 and sent to St. Petersburg, FL to experience "The Jungle" in preparation for service in the South Pa ... Read more
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General Patton's Barber
WWII Veteran Cosmo Monell started barbering at age 14. He became so good that when he was drafted for service in WWII he took on the assignment of cutting all the GI's, all the soldiers hair. General Patton learned of Cosmo's expertise and requested him t ... Read more