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ID93496
Title of ArticleWWII vet celebrates 105th birthday
NotesBill Butler
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionBill Butler and Betty Smith; Bill Butler with wife Doris 1944
DateOct 20, 2023
PageA1
SubjectsCentenarian, World War II Veterans


ID89418
Title of ArticleAir Show soars
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSusan Dacy flies her plane; Spectators; DC-3 cargo plane; P-51D Mustang fighter; German World War II re-enactors
DateMay 23, 2023
PageA1, A6
SubjectsElkhart Municipal Airport, Airplanes, Air Shows, World War II


ID89423
Title of ArticleAir Show returns after 17-year hiatus
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSusan Dacy flies "Big Red," her super Stearman biplane; A P-51 Gunfighter
DateMay 20, 2023
PageA1, A7
SubjectsElkhart Municipal Airport, Airplanes, Air Shows, World War II


ID73644
Title of ArticleDream takes flight
NotesDream Flights
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJune Berkshire and family
DateAug 03, 2021
PageA1, A2
SubjectsElkhart Municipal Airport, Airplanes, World War II Veterans, Centenarian


ID71580
Title of ArticleShaken to the core
NotesGoshen Natives; Jewish Refugees
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSidney Plaut
DateApr 10, 2021
PageA1, A3
SubjectsWorld War II, Plaut's Dry Goods


ID69997
Title of ArticleWorld War II veteran honored
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionArden Miller
DateNov 12, 2020
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans Day, World War II Veterans


ID68613
Title of ArticleWWII vet celebrating 100th birthday
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionBob Kenaga; Bob Kenaga and family
DateSep 17, 2020
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Elkhart Natives


ID67762
Title of ArticleTeen's wartime odyssey
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAnnie Guth Yoder; Annie Guth Yoder; Annie Guth Yoder and Adolphe Nicolas
DateMay 9, 2020
PageB3
SubjectsElkhart Natives, World War II


ID64667
Title of ArticleVeteran recalls WWII during 98th birthday celebration
NotesOld Style Deli
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionArden Miller with friends and family
DateNovember 13, 2018
PageA1, A3
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Miller, Arden, Birthday Party


ID64636
Title of ArticleMuseum to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I
NotesArmistice Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionA scene from 'Testament of Youth'
DateNovember 4, 2018
PageA3
SubjectsElkhart County Historical Museum, Testament of Youth, World War I


ID64050
Title of ArticleVintage aircraft group offers rides aboard B-17
NotesMadras Maiden
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionWorld War II Madras Maiden airplane; Gunnery cabin on the Madras Maiden airplane; Liberty foundation volunteer flight crew Brett Schuck, John Shuttleworth, Chris Tuckfield
DateJuly 3, 2018
PageA1, A2
SubjectsAirplanes, World War II, Elkhart Municipal Airport


ID63366
Title of ArticleWWI exhibit celebrates anniversary of war's end
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionWWI nurse's trunk; WWI soldier's uniform
DateFebruary 18, 2018
PageA3
SubjectsWorld War I, Elkhart County Historical Museum


ID63234
Title of ArticleGoshen resident reflects on decades of nuclear threats
NotesEileen Miller
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionEileen Miller shows photos of her husband in Japan; More photos from the time Eileen's husband Robert was Medical Assistant in World War II
DateJanuary 24, 2018
PageA1, A8
SubjectsNuclear Threats


ID62879
Title of ArticleCounty councilwoman receives congressional medal for father's WWII service
NotesIreneo Munoz
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTina Wenger receiving award from Major General Eldon Regua; WWII veteran Ireneo Munoz
DateNovember 11, 2017
PageA3
SubjectsWenger, Tina, World War II Veterans, Awards


ID62818
Title of Article'People of Elkhart: Maude Essig' celebrates Veteran's Day with story of World War I nurse
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionEssig's ID photo
DateNovember 6, 2017
PageA3
SubjectsEssenhaus Foods, World War I Veterans


ID62133
Title of ArticlePeople of Elkhart: Jack Cooper
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJack Cooper in his navy uniform
DateJuly 3, 2017
PageA7
SubjectsElkhart County Historical Museum, World War II Veterans


ID62008
Title of ArticleWWII vet gets his diploma after 72 years
NotesCharles Weber
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCharles Weber receives diploma; Charles Weber poses in cap and gown
DateJune 11, 2017
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Veterans, High School Graduates


ID61507
Title of ArticleLegislation proposed to benefit veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateMarch 10, 2017
PageA3
SubjectsWalorski, Jackie, World War II Veterans, Veterans


ID61067
Title of ArticleElkhart native recalls 'shock' of 1941
NotesPearl Harbor
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionWalker
DateDecember 7, 2016
PageA1, A8
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans


ID60950
Title of ArticleElkhart WW II vets swap stories and reminisce on Veteran's Day
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionKermit Booth, Jimmy Eastburn, George Watt and Richard Osborne
DateNovember 12, 2016
PageA1, A3
SubjectsVeterans Day, Veterans, World War II Veterans


ID60113
Title of ArticleD-Day and a war hero nobody knows
NotesRobert Maley
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRobert Maley
DateJune 6, 2016
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans


ID59042
Title of Article'I was a frogman'
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionWillie Rose
DateNovember 11, 2015
PageA1, A6
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans


ID58116
Title of ArticleNew exhibit teaches history
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDennis Schmidt with WW II tank; WW II jeep and half-track
DateJuly 25, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsElkhart County 4-H Fair, World War II


ID56419
Title of ArticleBody of Pvt. Harris to Reach American Harbor About Aug. 2
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJuly 21, 2015
PageNot Found
SubjectsWorld War I


ID58059
Title of ArticleNew exhibits announced at fair board meeting
NotesSmoking areas
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJuly 16, 2015
PageA3
SubjectsElkhart County 4-H Fair, World War II


ID57750
Title of ArticleCeremony recognizes 9 veterans added to World War II memorial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJune 19, 2015
PageC1
SubjectsElkhart Municipal Building, World War II, World War II Veterans


ID57622
Title of ArticleEvent to help veterans in need connect with services
Notes'Military Veteran Stand Down with a Heart'
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJune 11, 2015
PageA3
SubjectsVeterans, World War II Veterans, Peddlers Village


ID57227
Title of ArticleTom M'Coy's Death Told by a Witness
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJune 8, 2015
Page1
SubjectsWorld War I


ID57559
Title of ArticleD-Day remembered 71 years later
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJune 6, 2015
PageA3
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, World War II


ID57536
Title of ArticleA vintage view of a bygone era
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAircraft formation; Cole Kachadurian and Skylar Zenisek; Bill Creswell and Chester Cripe; Jeep in reenactment; cindy Herman
DateJune 3, 2015
PageD1
SubjectsVeterans, Memorial Day, World War II Veterans


ID57361
Title of ArticleA striking operation
NotesSalute to Veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionBattle reenactment; Craig Morehead; Bill Creswell and Chester Cripe
DateMay 17, 2015
PageA1, A5
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Elkhart Municipal Airport


ID57206
Title of ArticleDrummer boys buried in Elkhart
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAvery Brown's grave; George Coleman's grave
DateMay 11, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War I


ID57198
Title of ArticleWorld War II to come alive in Elkhart
NotesCraig Morehead; Salute to Veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCraig Morehead
DateMay 10, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Elkhart Municipal Airport


ID56902
Title of ArticleServiceman's story aquired by museum
NotesJack Cooper World War II Collection
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionPhoto of Jack Cooper
DateApril 29, 2015
PageC1
SubjectsElkhart County Historical Museum, World War II


ID55919
Title of ArticleMemorial Project Is Taken Up Anew
NotesProposal Turned Down; Soldiers' Club
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateFebruary 8, 2015
PagePage 1, 7
SubjectsWorld War I


ID54518
Title of ArticleMayor says WWII vet's name will go on memorial
NotesTheresa Lewis asking to add father Leon Anglemyer to City Hall memorial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Theresa Lewis
DateJune 25, 2014
PageA1
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Government, Elkhart City, Moore, Dick (Mayor)


ID54506
Title of ArticleWoman lobbies to add father to memorial
NotesTheresa Lewis asking to add father Leon Anglemyer to City Hall memorial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Theresa Lewis
DateJune 23, 2014
PageA1
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Government, Elkhart City


ID54414
Title of ArticlePages from our past: June 6, 1944 (WWII D-Day attack)
NotesReprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateJune 8, 2014
PageE10
SubjectsElkhart Truth, World War II


ID54405
Title of ArticleLocal veteran remembers D-Day on 70th anniversary
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Kreager
DateJune 6, 2014
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II Veterans, Kreager, Robert


ID54335
Title of ArticleShaum keeps brother's memory, service alive
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos of Loren Shaum & Lewis Shaum
DateMay 26, 2014
PageA1
SubjectsWorld War II, War Casualties, Shaum, Lewis


ID54113
Title of ArticlePages from our past: April 6, 1917 (U.S. entry into World War I)
NotesReprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateApril 20, 2014
PageE10
SubjectsElkhart Truth, World War I


ID53938
Title of Article96-year-old man honored for rowing
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Randall
DateMarch 27, 2014
PagePage A3
SubjectsRandall, Paul, Rowing, World War II Veterans


ID53193
Title of ArticleLane's WWII journey included orchard
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Lane
DateNovember 6, 2013
PageD6
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Lane, Loyal


ID53140
Title of ArticleLenox was wounded in 1st week of combat
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Lenox
DateOctober 30, 2013
PageD6
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Lenox, Willard


ID53130
Title of ArticleDuvall helped wounded soldiers as part of World War II service
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Duvall
DateOctober 29, 2013
PageA3
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Duvall, Ronald


ID53046
Title of ArticleElkhart native recalls his 34 military missions, D-Day
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Henderson
DateOctober 15, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Henderson, Robert


ID53000
Title of ArticleHe made a career of required service
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Miles
DateOctober 8, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Miles, John


ID52946
Title of ArticleRandall didn't expect 4-year stay
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Randall
DateOctober 1, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Randall, Paul


ID52884
Title of ArticleWAVES veteran recounts service
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Smith
DateSeptember 24, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Smith, Irene


ID52782
Title of Article'We were just kids'
NotesPart of ‘War Stories’ series of articles paying tribute to Elk. Co. veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of Vernon Garman
DateSeptember 10, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWorld War II, World War II Veterans, Garman, Vernon