Making History Project – Veteran Oral History Preserving Veterans’ Stories
Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!
History Maker: MHP interviews WWII Veteran Frank Vegnone
I had the honor and pleasure this past weekend to conduct an oral history interview of Frank Vegnone, a World War II Veteran from the U.S. Army, 10th Armored Division, 61st Armored Infantry Battalion, Company A. The interview took place in Webster, Massachusetts, the hometown for Frank Vegnone.
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Taking History for a Spin: WWII Veteran flies a Spitfire again
He’s 91-years-old and was last in a Spitfire when it came down behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Jimmy Taylor flew with 16 Squadron as a strategic reconnissance pilot but in 1944 he was captured by the Gestapo. 69-years later and he’s been at Goodwood aerodrome in West Sussex to fly a Spitfire once again.
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History Maker: WWII Veteran turns 103 and still holds down a job
A 103 year old World War Two US veteran, who served in the US Air Force, is still working a full time job in Winfield town, Kansas.
Loren Wade held his 103 birthday party this week with friends and family. Loren started working for Wal-Mart back in the 1980s and enjoys staying busy so has continued working. Loren did try to retire in the 1960s but he found that he was bored and decided to get back into the workplace.
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Stealing History: German Tank Commander Michael Wittman’s gravestone stolen
he gravestone of a Nazi tank commander has been stolen from a war cemetery in France. SS commander Michael Wittmann was buried in the La Cambe German war cemetery near Bayeux in northern France.
Local police are investigating the theft and believe that it could have been taken by a new-Nazi group.
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Reading History: The passing of Robert Conquest
British academic and historian, Robert Conquest, who uncovered the horrors in Eastern Europe and Soviet Union in the run up to and during World War Two has died aged 98.
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History Maker: WWII Veteran Robert Shelato interview excerpt
WWII Veteran Robert Shelato was interviewed in St. Mere Eglise, Normandy France on June 4, 2014. Robert served in the 249th Engineer Combat Regiment as a Weapons Sergeant. Robert saw action in France, Belgium (Battle of the Bulge), Luxembourg and Germany.
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Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.
