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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? |
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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 HOLD OFF as we are re-editing and considering other options to improve the quality. | not yet | not yet |
Other stuff
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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