Hometown Heroes
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Hometown Heroes: 5/18/2013
87-year-old Ken Green of Fresno, CA remembers his experiences aboard the U.S.S. Pickaway (APA-222) during World War II. Ken started acting at the age of 5, and is still performing. You can catch him in "New Wrinkles Turns Silver" at Fresno City College May 24 - June 9.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/11/13
86-year-old Jesus "Tony" Armendariz, Sr. of Kerman, CA recalls his Battle of the Bulge experience with the 8th Infantry Division. Armendariz was part of annual veterans recognition hosted by Kerman farmers and dairymen. You will also hear from ex-POW Rudy Giannoni and dairy farmer Joe Porto.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/4/13
90-year-old Harry Nicholas of Orange Cove, CA remembers surviving a tragic friendly fire incident in April 1944. Nicholas, who served on PT-350, makes two round trips to Los Angeles each week to sell his produce at farmers' markets.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/27/13
The new book "Into the Night: Hammer Field, Camp Pinedale, Fresno Fairgrounds: Central California in World War II" is discussed by the author, 88-year-old World War II veteran George Gruner.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/20/13
88-year-old George Gruner of Fresno, CA recalls his experiences with the 440th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion during World War II. You'll hear about his close calls, and even how his pre-war experience in the newspaper business altered his wartime fate.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/13/13
90-year-old ex-prisoner of war Al Porta of Reno, NV remembers his 17 missions as a B-17 pilot during World War II. Al also discusses his time in captivity, and his recent adventures with Honor Flight. We also hear from Honor Flight Nevada organizer Jon Yuspa.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/6/13
89-year-old B.A. Hansen of Winton, CA recalls his 27-year Air Force career, including his flying duties during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/30/13
Remembering Bill Dietzel, a 20-year Air Force veteran and tireless advocate for veterans. Publisher of Veterans Magazine and longtime director of the Fresno Veterans Day Parade, Dietzel died March 21st at the age of 79.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/23/13
95-year-old Dr. Carl Kice Brown of Corcoran, CA reflects on an extensive career that includes his role as one of the original Flying Tiger pilots with the American Volunteer Group in China during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/16/13
86-year-old Ken Oliphant of Visalia, CA remembers his WWII Navy service aboard the U.S.S. Renville (APA-227)
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Hometown Heroes: 3/9/13
89-year-old David McCoy of Hanford, CA remembers arriving at Omaha Beach on D-Day with the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/2/13
86-year-old Dale Anderson of Visalia, CA shares stories from his days with the 1st Marine Division on Okinawa during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/23/13
88-year-old Bob Rouch of Kingsburg, CA remembers his days as a U.S. Army Air Corps weatherman on Baffin Island during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/23/13
88-year-old Bob Rouch of Kingsburg, CA remembers his days as a U.S. Army Air Corps weatherman on Baffin Island during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/9/13
Veterans and students who have participated in the Central California War Veterans Oral History Project at Fresno State relate their experiences on Hometown Heroes.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/2/13
86-year-old Don Hardenbrook of Weiser, Idaho revisits his experiences as a frogman assigned to the Sino American Cooperative Organization during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/26/13
Entertainers provided a valuable service to the troops during World War II, and no one did it better than Bob Hope. Hear a 1943 Bob Hope broadcast from the San Joaquin Valley, and find out how going down memory lane with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby can help the Central California Veterans Home Support Foundation.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/19/13
90-year-old Richard Emler of Fresno, CA remembers his 70 missions as a B-25 pilot with the 445th Bomb Squadron, 321st Bomb Group during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/5/13
90-year-old former Fresno State professor Jim Echols remembers his 22 missions as a B-17 co-pilot with the 97th Bomb Group during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/29/12
Part II of the interview with 94-year-old Ed Farmer. He explains how the kris - a ceremonial dagger - given to him by a legendary Filipino figure was reunited with that man's family nearly 70 years after Ed received it.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/22/12
94-year-old Ed Farmer of Spokane Valley, WA remembers his days with the 24th Infantry Division during World War II. Ed is a recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart, and also recalls serving with future President Ronald Reagan.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/15/12
86-year-old Robert Hammond of Long Beach, CA remembers his corpsman days at Montford Point as a pioneering African-American in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/8/12
Reflections on Pearl Harbor, including President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's complete speech from December 8, 1941.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/1/12
91-year-old Pearl Harbor Survivor Leon Webster of Fresno, CA remembers what he experiences at Hickam Field on December 7th, 1941.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/17/12
90-year-old Ricardo Palacios, Jr. of Dripping Springs, TX recalls his 16 months as a prisoner of war after being captured near the Rapido River in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/10/12
84-year-old Kenneth Eaton of Clovis, CA, author of the book "Missing Dog Tags," gives us a glimpse into his 32 months as a prisoner of war in Korea.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/3/12
88-year-old Earl Davis of Hanford, CA revisits his experiences with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/20/12
87-year-old Elga Lee of Hanford, CA remembers his experiences with the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion in the Pacific during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/6/12
86-year-old Bill Bohigian of Fresno, CA remembers his experiences as an infantryman in the 32nd Infantry Division in the Pacific during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/29/12
94-year-old Jack Mulkey of Edmond, OK remembers his All-American football days at Fresno State, the nearly five years he spent in the Army during World War II, and his brief pro football career.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/22/12
Part 2 of the interview with 84-year-old Harald Bauer of Atascadero, CA: Bauer recalls getting shot down by a P-51, rescued by Americans, and eventually serving in the U.S. Military.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/15/12
84-year-old Harald Bauer of Atascadero, CA shares part of his remarkable story. Shot down as a German teenager transporting an HE-162 jet, Bauer became an American intelligence officer and later a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/8/12
93-year-old Allen Tootle of Visalia, CA talks about the hole-in-one he hit in Exeter, as well as his experiences with the 24th Infantry Division during World War II. We also hear about the Central Valley Stand Down from John Schuler.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/1/12
95-year-old Desmond Hornbuckle of Brea, CA recalls his days in the Merchant Marines during World War II, as well as his football playing experiences at Fresno State.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/25/12
87-year-old Leonard Cozby of Tulare, CA remembers his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. Cozby served with the 80th Infantry Division before ending up in Stalag IV-B.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/18/12
87-year-old Alan George of Visalia, CA relates how he earned a Purple Heart in the Battle of Okinawa aboard the USS Bataan.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/11/12
90-year-old Les Collins of Hanford, CA remembers his experiences as an infantryman and medic with the 41st Infantry Division, 163rd Infantry Regiment in the South Pacific. Collins earned a Bronze Star in the battle for Wakde Island, and later experienced the aftermath of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/4/12
90-year-old Ed Jones of Hanford, CA recalls his 11 missions as a B-24 pilot with the 466th Bomb Group in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/28/12
92-year-old M.W. Del Re of Tulare, CA remembers being shot down as a B-17 navigator, and the German doctor who helped him avoid a P.O.W. camp.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/21/12
88-year-old Wilbur Gomes of Gustine, CA, recalls his 38 missions as a B-24 navigator with the 98th Bomb Group. Gomes became a prisoner of war in August, 1944, and was liberated the next month in a daring rescue in Bucharest, Romania.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/14/12
91-year-old Clare Slaughter of Fresno, CA remembers his experiences with the 2nd Marine Division on Saipan and Okinawa. We'll also hear from Oakland/L.A. Raider legend Tom Flores, who played under coach Slaughter at Sanger HS and Fresno CC.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/7/12
92-year-old Bud Erickson of Visalia, CA remembers his service with the 2nd Marine Division during World War II, including his interactions with the famed Navajo Code Talkers.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/7/12
92-year-old Bud Erickson of Visalia, CA remembers his years in the 2nd Marine Division, including his work with the famed Navajo code talkers.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/30/12
91-year-old John Leikam of Visalia, CA remembers his service as a radioman on SOC Seagull scout planes. You'll hear him recall being set aflame aboard the USS Columbia by a kamikaze attack.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/23/12
89-year-old Bill Kramme of Fresno, CA remembers his time as a medic in the Pacific during World War II. Kramme served with the 1st Convalescent Hospital on Leyte in the Philippines.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/16/12
92-year-old Robert Barney remembers jumping on D-Day, June 6, 1944 with the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/9/12
92-year-old Ralph Burbridge of Mesa, AZ remembers the hair-rising ride aboard the famous B-17 All-American, as well as his bombardier career encompassing more than 50 missions with the 97th Bomb Group.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/2/12
Angel Romero and Maynard "Beamy" Beamesderfer take us back to June 6, 1944 and share the rest of their experiences as paratroopers during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/26/12
D-Day paratroopers Bob Chisolm of Anthony, NM and Arthur Johnson of Las Cruces, NM take us back to their military days.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/19/12
91-year-old Marcus Weisgerber remembers his 20-year Navy career, including how a broken jaw may have saved his life.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/12/12
93-year-old Hilda Johnson of Fresno, CA is a mother of two, grandmother of five, and now great-grandma to three. Every year when Mother's Day rolls around, we like to remind you that more than 350,000 women served in the military during World War II by featuring a female on the program.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/5/12
87-year-old Jim Gerhardt of Sacramento, CA relates the story behind his Purple Heart. Gerhardt served with the 736th Medium Tank Battalion, Special during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/28/12
92-year-old Lloyd Bledsoe of Corcoran, CA has served countless Kings County families since starting the Bledsoe Family People's Funeral Chapel in 1952.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/14/12
86-year-old Luis Rodriguez of Exeter, CA shares his experiences with the 240th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/7/12
89-year-old Bob Gross of Cayucos, CA remembers his adventures aboard LST-620 in the Pacific during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/31/12
89-year-old Morris Bennett of Woodlake, CA recalls his experiences as a glider pilot with the 439th Troop Carrier Group, including what he did on June 6, 1944.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/17/12
87-year-old Lew Guernsey of Ionia, MI remembers his 32 missions as a B-26 gunner with the 394th Bomb Group, as well as his time as a P.O.W. in Stalag Luft I.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/10/12
86-year-old Pat Chimienti of Orange Cove, CA remembers his days with the 75th Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/3/12
87-year-old Clarence Suzuki recalls walking through Honolulu on Dec. 7, 1941, as well as his service in the Military Intelligence Service and his receiving the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/25/12
On this 200th episode of Hometown Heroes on KMJ, 85-year-old Ralph Lynn remembers his experiences on U.S. submarines during World War II, as well as the time he spent with a young Navy man named Lawrence Edward "Yogi" Berra.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/18/12
88-year-old Lon Simmons shares more of his Coast Guard adventures from World War II, and remembers how he went from pitching prospect to Hall of Fame announcer, with a memorable stop in Fresno along the way.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/11/12
Legendary sports announcer Lon Simmons takes us back to his days in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/4/12
Navy veteran Rodney Ray talks about his award-winning film, Flag of My Father. We also hear from Rodney's father, Asa Ray, recalling his service with the 38th Infantry Division in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/28/12
90-year-old Mitch Higginbotham of Dana Point, CA revisits his experiences as one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/21/12
More with 94-year-old Frank Avry, who recalls the tragic plane crash he survived in 1946. Avry was the sole survivor of a crash that claimed 6 lives, including that of Fresno native Marshall Tetstall.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/14/12
94-year-old Frank Avry of Lewiston, ID remembers his experiences as a top turret gunner on B-17s with the 351st Bomb Group. Shot down on his 27th mission, he survived nearly a year as a prisoner of war.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/7/12
90-year-old Bill Hiller recalls welding P-38s together at Burbank's Lockheed plant, serving the Navy during World War II, the Air Force in the Korean War and Cold War, and his 23 years restoring aircraft at Castle Air Museum.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/31/11
89-year-old Ed Nacey recalls his days as a B-24 navigator with the 93rd Bomb Group, and also talks about his "baby," Castle Air Museum. We also hear from museum CEO Joe Pruzzo.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/24/11
90-year-old Joe Goicoechea of Boise, ID remembers Wake Island and the 44 months he spent as a prisoner of war. Also, 15-year-old Noah Barnes on the Wake Island Memorial he orchestrated in Boise.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/17/11
85-year-old Connell York of Fresno, CA recalls his parachute training with the 11th Airborne Divison, and the special role he played aboard the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945.
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Hometown Heroes: 12/10/11
90-year-old Congressional Medal of Honor recipient George T. "Joe" Sakato recalls his experiences with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Hometown Heroes: 11/26/11
91-year-old Dave Bowman of Yountville, CA recalls his adventures with "The Plane That Wouldn't Fly."
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Hometown Heroes: 11/19/11
89-year-old Bob Heiss from the California Veterans Home in Yountville on his unique assignment during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/12/11
87-year-old Robert Yano of Kingsburg, CA, relates his experiences with the "Go For Broke" soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Yano just returned from Washington, D.C., where he received the Congressional Gold Medal along with other Nisei veterans of World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/5/11
87-year-old Richard Christensen recalls his days with the 94th Infantry Division in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/29/11
Veterans Lee Self (Vietnam), Frank Blake (Korea), and Rudy Giannoni (WWII) discuss their inclusion in the new book Stories of Service, Volume II
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Hometown Heroes: 10/15/11
88-year-old Ed Scott of El Sobrante, CA remembers his 25 missions as a B-24 pilot with the 467th Bomb Group.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/8/11
Ted and Philida Brodalski of Atwater, CA remember their service in WWII. She was an Army nurse at Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He was a Marine at Iwo Jima.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/1/11
89-year-old Richard "Swede" Artley of Lewiston, ID shares what it was like to be trapped inside the capsized USS Oklahoma for 34 hours at Pearl Harbor.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/17/11
86-year-old Jerry Jury of Fresno, CA, remembers his days as a PBY pilot. Jury also shares stories from his days as a college football player and, later, longtime official.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/10/11
88-year-old E.J. Leatherman of Clovis, CA remembers his experiences near Malmedy, Belgium in 1944.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/27/11
88-year-old Mike Murphy of Fresno, CA recalls some of the closest calls from his 55 missions as a B-17 pilot in World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/20/11
88-year-old Mike Lombardi of Fresno, CA explains how a gaping hole ended up in his flak helmet on the tenth of his 33 missions as a B-17 navigator.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/13/11
89-year-old Bill Carpenter of Fresno, CA recalls surviving a bomb blast aboard the USS Yorktown, one month before that famous aircraft carrier was sunk at Midway.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/6/11
90-year-old Lou Essick of Brunswick, GA, recalls his service with the 776th Anti-aircraft artillery during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/30/11
87-year-old Don Miller of Castro Valley, CA, relates how he was shot down on his third mission as a B-24 radioman. Miller spent 11 months as a prisoner of war, surviving a horrific death march from February to May of 1945.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/23/11
Umbert Cantelmi of Bakersfield, CA remembers his intense experiences with the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/18/11
A KMJ tribute to G.L. Johnson, the late beloved pastor of Fresno's Peoples Church.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/16/11
89-year-old Leo Weil of Fresno, CA remembers his days with the 33rd Fighter Group in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Listen for his run-in with General George S. Patton as well as his close calls in battle.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/9/11
88-year-old Gid Adkisson, Jr., of Abernathy, Texas, recalls the three times he was wounded with the 80th Infantry Division, as well as how he earned the Bronze Star.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/2/11
87-year-old Lou Davis of Clovis, CA, remembers his experiences on Iwo Jima during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/25/11
Part II of the Pete Hauck interview, covering his wounding at the Battle of the Bulge, his homecoming, and his adventures since World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/18/11
90-year-old Pete Hauck of Fresno, CA, recalls Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Listen to him describe his official duties that day, as well as the secret early morning mission this demolition man carried out.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/11/11
85-year-old Verne Cole of Fresno, CA remembers the ME-262 attack that left him wounded and unconscious in the tail of a crippled B-17.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/4/11
75-year-old David Mills of Scottsdale, AZ, remembers being wounded and captured on Outpost Harry, a crucial hill in the Korean War.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/28/11
94-year-old Paul Bogosian of Fresno, CA, remembers 21 missions with the 330th Bomb Group in the Pacific during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/21/11
On Fresno State's 100th Graduation Day, Hometown Heroes focuses on the university's Central California War Veterans Oral History Project. Hear from a student, a professor, and two veterans.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/14/11
From the Louisiana Military Museum in Ruston, LA: 85-year-old James Fallin from the 69th Infantry Division, and 85-year-old Purple Heart recipient Chuck Monson of the 154th Combat Engineers.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/7/11
89-year-old Meta Olson of Sun Valley, CA, remembers her contributions to the World War II effort on a special Mother's Day edition of Hometown Heroes.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/30/11
89-year-old Foy Foster recalls his 35 missions as a B-24 bombardier with the 453rd Bomb Group. Foster also remembers serving with Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/23/11
86-year-old Jim Sanders of Modesto, CA, talks about evacuating casualties as an ambulance driver in World War II. What he witnessed at the infamous Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Ohrdruf is impossible to forget.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/16/11
89-year-old Donald Wiese of Walnut Creek, CA, recalls the more than 500 days he spent in combat with the 34th Infantry Division in World War II, including the day he was wounded in Italy.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/9/11
89-year-old Al Tortolano of Santa Clara, CA remembers how he and his fellow soldiers of the "Lost Battalion" were rescued by the Japanese-Americans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/2/11
87-year-old Zeke Mulder of Shafter, CA, shares the story of how he earned a Bronze Star on Okinawa in 1945.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/26/11
88-year-old Dick Zitzmann of Coarsegold, CA, recalls his days aboard the U.S.S. Knox during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/19/11
83-year-old Benny Noonkester of Coarsegold, CA, remembers the kamikaze attacks on his ship, the U.S.S. Chilton, during the Battle of Okinawa.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/12/11
86-year-old Dean Whitaker of Las Vegas, NV, recalls his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. Dean served with the 398th Bomb Group.
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Hometown Heroes: 3/5/11
Part 2 of the interview with 94-year-old Louie Zamperini, detailing his captivity, liberation, and return to Japan as a missionary after World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/26/11
94-year-old Louis Zamperini describes his journey from Olympic athlete to B-24 bombardier, to prisoner of war, and eventually to missionary and motivational speaker.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/19/11
Bill Kemble of Corcoran, CA, on his unique experience on December 7, 1941, his service on the USS Ashtabula, and why he's still working full-time at age 85.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/12/11
88-year-old Gus Kossaras remembers his experiences as a young rifleman with the 6th Armored Division during World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge.
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Hometown Heroes: 2/5/11
90-year-old Wayne Houser relates how he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, as well as why he missed out on the mission in which his regular crew was shot down.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/29/11
88-year-old John Weiner of Sacramento, CA, discusses his 148 missions as a WWII pilot, including two that earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/22/11
Long before John Loomis helped found San Joaquin College of Law, he was a 19-year-old mortar gunner in the 95th Infantry Division, helping to liberate Metz, France.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/15/11
86-year-old Dan Langpaap recalls the frozen feet he suffered at the Battle of the Bulge, and other experiences with the 99th Infantry Division.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/8/11
87-year-old Harmon Atwater of Tulare, CA, shares his experiences with the 26th Infantry Division in World War II, including his Silver Star and the Purple Heart he earned at the Battle of the Bulge.
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Hometown Heroes: 1/1/11
85-year-old Battle of the Bulge survivor Don Fries of Fresno, CA, explains how he earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart while serving with the 1st Infantry Division.
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Hometown Heroes: 11/20/10
91-year-old Ted Robinson of Sacramento, CA, tells the story of how he helped rescue future president John F. Kennedy in August 1943.
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Hometown Heroes 11/13/10
Vahram Kiramdjian of Fresno, CA, recalls his experiences on the USS Satterlee (DD-626), firing the first shots at Pointe du Hoc on June 6, 1944
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Hometown Heroes: 10/30/10
86-year-old Steve Marusich of Ivanhoe, CA shares his story of survival. Marusich was in the water for nearly 4 hours after a pair of kamikaze attacks sank his carrier, the USS Bismarck Sea.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/23/10
86-year-old Max Rouff speaks candidly about his experiences with the 4th Marine Division during World War II, including the injuries that had him carried off of Iwo Jima in a body bag.
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Hometown Heroes: 10/16/10
Arlin Johnson of King City, CA, shares stories from his time as a Quartermaster on the USS Tilefish, a World War II submarine.
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Hometown Heroes 10/9/10
John D. Roberts of Fresno, CA tells the story of "The Homesick Angel" and his time in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
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Hometown Hereos: 10/2/10
88-year-old Al "Cotti" Cutruzzula of Hanford, CA, recalls his days as a Lemoore Army Air Field baseball teammate of Bobby Thomson's during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/25/10
Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin discusses his time in the Army during World War II, as well as his sports career.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/18/10
88-year-old Jesse Dudley of Santa Rosa, CA, shares his experiences flying a general in and out of Iwo Jima. After the war, his passengers included the Emperor of Japan.
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Hometown Heroes: 9/4/2010
R. Philip Benson of Madera, CA, recalls his experiences on Normandy's Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 (D-Day).
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Hometown Heroes: 8/28/10
Live from KMJ's Lifestyle Expo: Morris Garcia and Olga Machado Garcia on the story of WWII Navy veteran John Machado; Michael Olson on his book Tales from a Tin Can
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Hometown Heroes: 8/21/10
84-year-old David Fusinato of Fresno, CA discusses his time with the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division on Okinawa in 1945.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/14/10
Live from the Keeping the Spirit of '45 Alive celebration at Warnors Theatre: Peter Rondero recalls his Marine Corps service in World War II, including the sniper's bullet that nearly ended his life on Iwo Jima.
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Hometown Heroes: 8/7/10
88-year-old Winston Handwerker of Fresno, CA, recalls flying his P-47 "The Joyful Rebel" with the 58th Fighter Group in the Pacific during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/31/10
Purple Heart recipient Bill Crumpacker of Fresno, CA remembers his experiences with the 2nd Marine Division, including the serious wound he suffered on Tinian 66 years ago this week.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/24/2010
Adolfo "Harpo" Celaya of San Jose, CA shares the incredible story of how he survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis 65 years ago this week.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/17/10
Dr. William Paschal of Wichita, Kansas recalls his time as a scout and later medic with the 100th Infantry Division, as well as his experience as a prisoner of war.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/10/10
Reedley native Glenn Schmidt recalls his harrowing days as a prisoner of war in Stalag IX-B in Germany.
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Hometown Heroes: 7/3/10
84-year-old Maury Nyberg of Kingsburg remembers his experiences aboard the USS Jenkins during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/26/10
Spirit of '45 campaign. Remembering the late Edith Shain (nurse from the famous Times Square V-J Day kiss), and discussing the congressional resolution seeking to mark the Spirit of 45 Day each August.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/19/10
Bill Gilbert of Kingsburg shares memories from his WWII service aboard the USS Martin and the USS Banner.
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Hometown Heroes 6/12/10
89-year-old John Baeta recalls his experience as a B-25 pilot with the 345th Bomb Group during WWII, including the time his whole crew survived ditching the plane in the ocean.
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Hometown Heroes: 6/5/10
Remembering D-Day. General Eisenhower's speech to the troops, President Roosevelt's call to national prayer, Kate Smith's radio commentary, and a local veteran recalls his experience on June 6, 1944.
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Hometown Heroes 5/29/10
Two ex-prisoners of war from Mesa, Arizona tell their stories of captivity and liberation: Harry McLane of the 86th Infantry Division, and Dale Shebilsky of the 456th Bomb Group.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/15/10
Bataan Death March survivor Julio Barela remembers the horrors of his years in captivity during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 5/8/10
Colvie "Bud" Bedford of Fresno recalls his experience guiding LCVPs off the USS Lycoming (APA-155) during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/17/10
Jake Missakian shares stories from his time with 801st Engineer Aviation Battalion, including a tragic plane crash in Okinawa in 1945.
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Hometown Heroes:4/10/10
Radar navigator bombardier Wayne Thompson of Clovis, talks about his unique role with the 379th Bomb Group during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes: 4/3/10
Fresno's C.D. "Mac" McMullen relates some of his experiences with the 106th Infantry Division, and the six agonizing months he spent as a prisoner of war during World War II
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Hometown Heroes 3/27/10
89-year-old Len Ross of Fresno served with the 1st Marine Division during World War II before becoming a force in the sport of golf.
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Hometown Heroes 3/13/10
WASPs Deanie Parrish and Violet Cowden talk about their service during WWII, as well as receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. We hear first from Wings Across America founder Nancy Parrish.
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Hometown Heroes 3/6/2010
92-year-old Lee Whitehead recalls his days as a PV-1 Ventura pilot during World War II
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Hometown Heroes 2/27/10
Jim Botkin of Dinuba recalls his experiences on the U.S.S. Sterett during World War II
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Hometown Heroes 2/20/10
Satoshi "Fibber" Hirayama recalls his time in an internment camp during World War II, as well as experiences from his remarkable career in baseball. Historian and filmmaker Kerry Yo Nakagawa also shares insight.
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Hometown Heroes 2/13/2010
Jim Morris of Exeter relates his experiences as a gunner on a B-17 with the 97th Bomb Group in World War II, including the efforts in February of 1944 that earned a Presidential Unit Citation.
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Hometown Heroes 2/6/2010
NCAA Championship Cross Country and Track & Field Coach George Dales recalls his experiences in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Alaska during World War II.
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Hometown Heroes 1/30/2010
87-year-old Laverne Coulthard of Lewiston, Idaho relates his experiences with the 2nd Marine Division at Tarawa and Saipan, and shares the saga of a Japanese flag that is headed home 65 years later.
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Hometown Heroes 1/23/2010
89-year-old Art Steffensen of Easton shares his experiences serving with the 75th Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge and beyond.
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Hometown Heroes 1/16/2010
Abelardo Navarrette of El Paso, TX relates the story of how a German artillery shell nearly killed him in 1944, the souvenir he can't get rid of, and a very special memento the French government gave him 65 years later.
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Hometown Heroes 1/9/2010
93-year-old John Schearer talks about his days as a B-17 pilot with 92nd Bomb Group in Europe.
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Hometown Heroes 1/2/2010
Floyd Hixson discusses his experiences with the 33rd Infantry Division in the Pacific in World War II
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Hometown Heroes 12/26/09
David J. Thatcher, one of 9 surviving Doolittle Raiders, shares his memories of the historic 1942 raid on Tokyo.
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Hometown Heroes 11/7/09
Wesley Johnston shares his own journey of discovery and hopes to help you with his website: Dad's War: Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story
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Hometown Heroes 10/24/09
WWII bomber pilot Bob Stonum of Mariposa shares his experiences, including his escape from a burning plane.
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Hometown Heroes 10/17/09
Kenneth Lopke shares memories from his time in the Army during World War II, including his role in prosecuting Japanese war criminals
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Hometown Heroes 10/10/09
Veterans from the 1255th and 138th Engineer Combat Battalions share their experiences.
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Hometown Heroes 9/19/09
Paul interviews Jot Horne of Oakhurst, who served on the USS White Plains, and endured the incredible Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944.
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Hometown Heroes 9/5/09
World War II veteran Joe Rivas talks about his experiences, and the unique souvenir he brought home from a Nazi death camp in Nordhausen, Germany.
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Hometown Heroes 8/22/09
George Heimbuch shares his incredible story of survival. A prisoner of war for nearly four years, he was reunited with his brother after they were both liberated.
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Hometown Heroes 8/15/09
Ex-P.O.W. Irwin Stovroff shares his remarkable story of survival, and talks about his work with Vets Helping Heroes, raising money to provide service dogs for today's returning veterans.
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Hometown Heroes 7/25/09
Author Lisa Spahr and WWII veteran LaVern Mack are this week's guests.
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Hometown Heroes 7/18/09
93-year-old Navy veteran Murrell Twibell of Ivanhoe relates the story of why his shipmates told him he saved the USS Enterprise.
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Hometown Heroes 7/11/09
Paul Loeffler interviews WWII bombardier Ralph Johnson.
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Hometown Heroes 7/4/09
Independence Day edition features 93-year-old Bill Cahow, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross as a B-17 pilot during World War II
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Hometown Heroes 6/27/09
Guests: WWII vet Earl Watson and Joint Services Honor Command representative Daryl Slusher
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Hometown Heroes 6/20/09
Guest: Don Ball, decorated B-17 radioman/gunner and author of a new book.
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Hometown Heroes 6/13/09
Paul Loeffler visits with Lee Angelich, who served aboard the USS Rixey in the Pacific during World War II, and is also a member of the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Hometown Heroes 5/30/09
From the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., Paul Loeffler interviews three veterans from South Carolina who visited the memorial thanks to Honor Flight.
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Hometown Heroes 5/23/09
From the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu: Paul Loeffler interviews Pearl Harbor Survivors Herb Weatherwax and Al Rodrigues.
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Hometown Heroes 5/2/09
Paul Loeffler visits with WWII Navy airman Louis Munschy, who survived a B-24 crash in the Pacific and still carries shrapnel in his back
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Hometown Heroes 4/18/09
Paul Loeffler visits with Pete Gianopulos of Taft, who served in the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater.
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Hometown Heroes 4/11/09
Paul Loeffler listens to Exeter's David Turner describe how he escaped capture after his B-17 was shot down in France during WWII.
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Hometown Heroes 4/4/09
Paul Loeffler interviews Sho Katayama of Orosi, who served in the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII.
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Hometown Heroes 3/28/09
Paul Loeffler visits with Ray Melikian of Visalia, a WWII fighter pilot who had a special reunion with his old P-40.
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Hometown Heroes 3/14/09
Paul Loeffler visits with ex-P.O.W. Jerry Gleesing of Spokane, Washington
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Hometown Heroes 3/7/09
Paul Loeffler visits with ex-P.O.W. Bud Kirchhoff
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Hometown Heroes 2/21/09
Paul Loeffler interviews WWII fighter pilot Bill Behrns of Stockton.
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Hometown Heroes 2/14/09
Paul Loeffler interviews WWII submarine veteran Bob Owens
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Hometown Heroes 2/7/09
Paul Loeffler focuses on the new Remembrance Plaza at the Pinedale Assembly Center Memorial. Guests: Conrad Jimenez, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, and Army veteran Roy Kawagoe
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Hometown Heroes 1/31/09
Paul Loeffler interviews Pearl Harbor survivor Roy Molder of Sanger
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