MAAM's World War II Weekend Special Guest List

MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM'S
20TH ANNIVERSARY
WORLD WAR II WEEKEND

"A GATHERING OF WARBIRDS"
June 4 - 5 - 6, 2010

SPECIAL GUESTS

UPDATED MAY 27, 2010

IN MEMORIAM TO OUR FRIENDS AND HEROES:

FORREST LEROY "GOODY" GUTH
3d Platoon, Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div.
"Band of Brothers"

JOHN "JACK" AGNEW
HQ Company, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div.
"Filthy Thirteen"

MORRIS R. JEPPSON
USAAF, 509th Composite Group
Asst. Weaponeer - B-29 "Enola Gay"

MICHAEL N. "MIKE" KURYLA, JR.
USN, U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35
U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivor

What follows is a partial roster of our scheduled Special Guests for the 20th Anniversary WWII Weekend. As the show draws near and others are confirmed we'll add them, so please check back to see what other guests are coming.

WWII Weekend guest speaker's schedules will be posted at each speaker's venue at the show. At other times, many of these veterans will be available to meet and sign autographs at tables in the main hangar. In some cases an autograph fee may be charged by the Special Guest.

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Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson

Colonel, USAAF, 357th Fighter Group, P-51 triple ace, test pilot

P-51B and P-51D "Old Crow"


	Bill Overstreet Captain, USAAF, P-51 Pilot, 357th Fighter Group, ETO
		*P-51B "Berlin Express"*

	Frank Speer Lieutenant, USAAF, P-51 triple ace, 4th Fighter Group, ETO
		*Frank Speer's P-51B*

	Frederick "Boots" Blesse Major General, USAF, 334th Fighter Interceptor Sqdn, 4th FIW, double jet ace, Korean War
		*"Boots" Blesse's F-86*

R.V. Burgin

USMC, K Co., 3rd Bn., 5th Marine Regt., 1st Marine Division, veteran of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Portrayed in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific".

Sid Phillips

USMC, H Co., 2nd Bn., 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Division, veteran of Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. Portrayed in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific".

Richard Cole

Lt Col, USAAF, Doolittle Raider, Plane #1 Co-Pilot

B-25C Tokyo Raider Plane # 1

David Thatcher

SSgt, USA, Flight Engineer/Gunner plane # 7, Doolittle Raid

B-25C Tokyo Raider Plane # 7 "Ruptured Duck"

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

Major USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator -

B-29 'Enola Gay', Atom Bomb Missions

B-29 "Enola Gay"

Jack Widowsky

Lieutenant, USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator - B-29 "Top Secret", Atom Bomb Missions

Russell Gackenbach

1st Lieutenant, USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator - B-29 "Necessary Evil", Atom Bomb Missions


	Lee Kendall Major, USAAF, P-61 pilot, 548th Night Fighter Squadron, PTO
		*P-61B "Lady In The Dark"*

Robert Bolinder Captain, USAAF, P-61 pilot, 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, ETO
		*P-61A "Double Trouble"*


	Louis Bost Major, USAAF, P-61 Radar Operator, 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, ETO


Avery J. Miller Lt Col, USAAF, P-61 Radar Operator, 548th Night Fighter Squadron, PTO
		*P-61B "The Spook"* *P-61B "Anonymous III"*

John Anderson

Lieutenant, USAAF, P-61 Pilot, 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, ETO

P-61A "Tennessee Ridge Runner"

Joe Jenkins

Captain, USAAF, P-61 Pilot, 414th Night Fighter Squadron, ETO

P-61B "First Nighter"

Arthur Bourque

Lt. Col., USAAF, P-61 Pilot, 547th Night Fighter Squadron, PTO

Art Bourque and his P-61A "Swing Shift Skipper"

Robert Ferguson

2nd Lieutenant, USAAF, 6th NFS, P-61 Black Widow pilot

P-61A "The Virgin Widow"

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere

Staff Sergeant, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., Easy Company
"Band of Brothers"

Donald Malarkey

Tech Sergeant, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., Easy Company
"Band of Brothers"

Lynn "Buck" Compton

Lt Col, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., Easy Company, 2d Platoon
"Band of Brothers"

Ed Mauser

Staff Sergeant, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., Easy Company
"Band of Brothers"

Bradford Freeman

Staff Sergeant, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., Easy Company
"Band of Brothers"

Jake "McNasty" McNiece

Staff Sergeant, USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., HQ Company
"Filthy Thirteen"

Jack "Hawkeye" Womer

USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., HQ Company
"Filthy Thirteen"

Robert "Ragsman" Cone

USA, 506th PIR, 101st Abn Inf Div., HQ Company
"Filthy Thirteen"

William "Bill" Fili

Sergeant, USAAF, 450th Bomb Group, B-24 Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner, Ploesti Raid, POW

Crew of the B-24 "Destiny Deb"

Jack Colby

PFC, USMC, 4th MarDiv, veteran of Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima

Roy Earle

Sergeant, USMC, 4th MarDiv, veteran of Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima

Vernard Brinzehofe

Corporal, USMC, 3rd Bn, 25th Marine Regt, 4th Marine Division, Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima

Herb Ing

Colonel, USMC, L Co. 3rd Bn, 4th MarDiv, veteran of Iwo Jima, Korea, and Vietnam

John Dick

PFC, USMC, 25th Regiment, 4th MarDiv, veteran of Iwo Jima

Robert Filkoski

Sgt, USMC, 4th MarDiv, veteran of Saipan and Iwo Jima

Harlan Twible

Ensign, USN, Survivor of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

John Pinkham

1st Lieutenant, USAAF, P-40 pilot attached to the British 8th Army in North Africa, and participated in the invasions of Sicily and Italy

Bernard "Barney" Nolan

USAAF, 8th Bomber Command, B-24 and B-17 pilot with 33 missions over Europe

Carl Constein

Lieutenant, USAAF Air Transport Command, veteran pilot of 96 flights "over the Hump"

C-46 Commando #018

Paul Gordon

Sergeant, USAAF, 327th Bomb Squadron, 92d Bomb Group, B-17 ball turret gunner

Hank Heim

Major, USAAF, Pearl Harbor survivor, B-17 pilot

Len Lazarick

Sergeant, USA, K Co., 382nd Regt., 96th Infantry Division, veteran of Okinawa

Evangeline Coeyman

Lieutenant, US Army Nurse Corps, 59th Field Hospital, 90th Infantry Division, death camp liberator

Jim Duratz

Sergeant, USA, veteran of Manila recapture and MP at the Nuremburg Trials

Will Ketner

1st Lieutenant, USAAF, 359th Bomb Sqdn, 303rd Bomb Group, B-17 pilot

Will Ketner's B-17 Crew

Grant Lee

GM2/C, USN, LST Gunner, Normandy and Okinawa Invasions

Mae Graybill

"Rosie the Riveter", Glenn L. Martin Plant, Middle River, MD

Kay Bentley

"Rosie the Riveter"

Katherine Phillips

Red Cross Volunteer

WWII Weekend Special Guests and WWII Aircraft are scheduled to attend in the best of faith by all parties. Unfortunately last minute health issues, weather factors, and mechanical issues may prevent attendance. Scheduled times and venues are subject to change because of these possibilities. We apologize if this should occur, however we offer no refunds or reductions.

If you are interested in being a special guest at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War Weekend in future years please contact the museum in writing via email not later than October 1^st for consideration at the following June event so that we may create a contact file. The event is always held the first FULL weekend in June each year.

Special guests are considered for autographs, book or print signings, and as speakers regarding their military or war-effort experiences. Thank-you.

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