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WWII Project Materials

Official WWII Lexington MA website Produced and maintained by Harry Forsdick and Marsha Baker

Published programs

Program and YouTube link	Sent to LexMedia?	Harry's page?
Bob Edwards, interviewed by Dan Fenn 1/23/2020	yes	yes
Sam Berman and Dan Fenn discuss their WWII involvement, 2/5/2020	yes	yes
John Yanakis interviewed by Dan Fenn 2/20/2020	yes	yes
Joseph Busa interviewed by Dan Fenn 3/4/2020	yes	yes
Shirley Stolz interviewed by Dan Fenn 3/4/2020	yes	yes
Robert Solow, Charles Ketcham, Joan Keenan, and Len Rothman interviewed by George Gamota and Ivor Morgan, 3/11/2020	yes	no
Wilda Ward interviewed by Ashley Rooney 4/13/2020	yes	yes
Joe Carabbio interviewed by Ashley Rooney 4/19/2020	yes	no
Ted Buttrick interviewed by Ashley Rooney 5/3/2020	yes	no
VE Day Commemoration and Panel Discussion 5/8/2020	not yet	not yet

Other stuff

Committee meeting 5/1/2020

fyi, pix of Dan Fenn at https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/27748/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-dan-fenn-jr/

Interview Questions for WWII Veterans

A straw-horse list initiated by steve

Name
When were you born
How old were you when you joined the service
Branch
Rank
Unit
Where did you serve during WWII
Were you awarded any medals
What training did you receive
Tell us about something that stands out in your mind about your service
- Battles
- Heroism
- Challenges
Were you wounded
- how did it happen
- how were you saved/treated
- did you return to service
How did you learn of the end of the war?
When did you move to Lexington
What did you do after the war
Did you do any community service after you returned

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To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, 
a committee was formed to honor those that served.

Lexington Remembers is a program started by a high school teacher 
and long time Lexington resident Mary Gillespie in 1993 
(on the 50th Anniversary of WWII) and it has been
continued by Francine and Bob Edwards since 2006.

We are now adding to the existing list of 50+ recordings 
in the Lexington Remembers collection and identifying 
prospective Lexingtonians to be interviewed and recorded. 

Our initial focus is to identify and interview
surviving Lexington’s WWII veterans. 
Some lived here and went into service, while others moved to
Lexington after the war.

These videos are their stories.

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Ted Buttrick talks about his experiences during WWII with Ashley Rooney, on May 3, 2020. This is part of a program series to honor and remember those Lexington MA residents who served in World War II. Produced by Steve Isenberg of True Images Productions.

Dan Fenn, Wilda Ward, and Sam Berman discuss their involvement with World War II on the 75th anniversary of VE Day May 8, 1945. This is a Zoom meeting recorded on May 8, 2020, George Gamota is your host. Ivor Morgan and George Burnell contributed to the discussion. This is part of a program series to honor and recognize those Lexington MA residents who served in World War II. Produced by Steve Isenberg of True Images Productions.

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