Tag: World War II
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WWII Veteran Walter Reinhold Interview
Interview with WWII Veteran Walter Reinhold at the VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL May 26th, 2010.
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Walter was born in Bavaria and ... Read
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"A New Job" by Lyle Shaffer
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL, May 26, 2010.
"A New Job", an original story by WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer resident at the Orlando VA Medical Center and participant in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Proj ... Read
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WWII Veteran Robert Brodrick Interview
Interview on Mary 31, 2010, with WWII Veteran Robert Brodrick at VFW 4287 in Orlando, FL, Memorial Day 2010.
Veteran Brodrick served in the U.S. Army as a Platoon Sergeant in Europe during WWII. He recalls in detail firsthand experiences liberating the ... Read
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Pearl Harbor: December 7th, 1941
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Gerry Hosford at Delaney Street Baptist Church, Orlando, FL, May 30th, 2010.
WWII Veteran and Orlando resident Jerry Kinsley recalls seeing Pearl Harbor "Pretty well shot up. I saw a lot of ships on their sides in the harbor." Other W ... Read
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WWII Veteran Liston "Alex" Coomer Interview
Interview with WWII and Korean War Veteran Liston "Alex" Coomer at VFW 2093 in Orlando, FL, June 25th, 2010.
Veteran Coomer flew with Captain Chuck Yeager, worked as a flight engineer on B-29's, B-50's, B-36's, C-124's, earned his million mile certificat ... Read
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VETERANS DAY 2010
ABOVE: Photograph of WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy.
Orange County Library System salutes the Central Florida Veterans who served our country! Hear firsthand accounts of their service in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other military service ... Read
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"My Captivity by the Germans" by Lou Toth
A firsthand account of his experience as a German Prisoner of War during World War II as written by TSGT Louis Toth, U.S. Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories of his military experiences, Veteran Toth resides at the Orland ... Read
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WWII Veteran Jerry Kinsley Interview Part I
World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, FL, August 12th, 2010.
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Veteran Kinsley served in t ... Read
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Memorial Day 2010: Local Veterans Remember
ABOVE Interview with Purple Heart Veteran Louis Boria, Jr. at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka, FL May 19th, 2010. Veteran Louis Boria served as a Sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps in World War II and the Korean War. He received two Purple Hearts for his service ... Read
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Organizations
Orlando Senior High School - 1943 Yearbook
The yearbook staff wrote this about the 1943 Tigando.
The Impossible has happened! For a long time it was thought that the Senior Class of 1943 would not be able to publish a Tigando this year. Paper was scarce, material was hard to obtain, metal was n ... Read
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