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Change: Having had no sustained interest from schools, I have started volunteering to hold "veteran's club" meetings at a local retirement home. At those meetings I
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Change: wildcatHELLCAT fighter pilot described his singular achievement in battle with Japan in which he accidentally landed (very briefly) on a Japanese air craft carrier. It was dark. No on else is recorded to have done that
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Change: I'll post links here when it is ready.The amazing group of veterans included an 8th Air Force bomber pilot who told of the loss of his wingman over Germany and how later he learned of survivors, one of
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Change: The amazing group of veterans included an 8th Air Force bomber pilot who told of the loss of his wingman over Germany and how later
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Change: Ledger Article by Lockwood.April 8, 2008 --- SPARTA HS Interview Project - 9 Veterans: Phone and town (contact info) to be provided by email. Student team will call these vets
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Mar 20 2008, 6:18 PM EDT
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Change: I WILL TRY TO GET TWO BACKUP vets FOR INTERVIEWS. I may include several more that were not locked in yet from names provided. These
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Mar 20 2008, 6:10 PM EDT
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Change: 9....Charles Fletcher - fighter pilot - naval aviator - Hellcats. Squadron was VF-8. He lives in Newton. A recent car crash has left him a
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Change: 8. Jerry Cleveland 81 years old from Paramus. Fought on Iwo Jima and would be thrilled to participate - However, MUST be booked in the 12 noon slot. (See special Ed teacher at SHS for phone and details)..9....NJ HERALD ... STAR LEDGER ... January 16 - NJ
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Mar 19 2008, 4:43 PM EDT
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Change: Ed Clohessy - Marine - WWII - Pacific Sparta . 2nd Marine Division. Understands how to work with the kids and the interview ... so he is known to be a good interview. 8....9....NJ HERALD ... STAR LEDGER ... January 16 - NJ HERALD Article on Bristol Glen
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Change: The Sparta Historical Society inspired some of this kind of interviewing with an interview day a few years back. All work done here will be
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Mar 18 2008, 7:54 PM EDT
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Change: disablesdisabled since war for chronic nervous disorder. (nice guy ).5.Frank J. Mooney - Sparta - 973-729-xxxx- USN - SN3 A Cox'n's mate - (boat driver) USS Lake DE301 Pacific
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Change: suvivorsurvivor - (Burma Death Railway) - Battles of Java Sea and Sunda Strait. Death of the Asiatic Fleet. Was a seaman? at the time. Movie "Last Stand of USS Houston" (buzzcreek.com)(buzzcreek.com) and recently featured in Oct 2007 Military
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Mar 18 2008, 4:18 PM EDT
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Change: HOWARD BROOKS - USS Houston (CA-30) suvivor - (Burma Death Railway) - Battles of Java Sea and Sunda Strait. Death of the Asiatic Fleet. Was
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Change: Earnie Kosa - Was a chaplain in WWII, Korea and Vietnam ... Sparta - 973-729-xxxx5. Earl Mills - Ball Turret gunner on B17 over Europe .. 28 missions ... shot down (caldwell) (973) 226-xxxx - 8th Air Force - 305 bomb group...... hard of hearing...
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Mar 13 2008, 7:38 AM EDT
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Change: 973-729-9566973-729-xxxx5. Earl Mills - Ball Turret gunner on B17 over Europe .. 28 missions ... shot down (caldwell) (973) 226-4276226-xxxx - 8th Air Force - 305 bomb group...... hard of hearing... but outstanding story.. "salty" language. 100
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Change: 6. Frank J. Mooney - Sparta - 973-729-3205- USN - SN3 A Cox'n's mate - (boat driver) USS Lake DE301 Pacific - Big storm "Halsey's
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Mar 11 2008, 6:27 PM EDT
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Change: Phone and town to be provided by email. Student team will call these vets and clarify the name - spelling - army unit and time
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Change: 2. Ivo Duvall (Navy - Murmansk Run to Russia and Pacific War too)3. Joe Keller (Army WWii Europe)4. ....5.....6....7....8....9....NJ HERALD ... STAR LEDGER ... January 16 - NJ HERALD Article on Bristol Glen Interviews with veterans and more
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Change: - Victoria Mews Retirement Home hosts vet interviews. Excllent Article. Notes encouragement needed to have schools involvedNOVEMBER 29 - The Sparta Ambulance Building was used to interview several veterans from nearby . Volunteers
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Change: NJ HERALD ... STAR LEDGER ... January 16 - NJ HERALD Article on Bristol Glen Interviews with veterans and more news from Bristol Glen from 2007.JANUARY 17 - BOONTON - Victoria Mews nursing home has asked to
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