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Honoring our local service men and woman on Memorial Day.
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Honor and
Valor
A publication of the Olean Times Herald
PAGE 2 MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 OLEAN TIMES HERALD
OLEAN TIMES HERALD MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 PAGE3
Some of our veterans
Robert ZelkoWest Clarksville
CorporalU.S. Army
Anthony RossOlean
CaptainU.S. Air Force
Charles SmithOlean
Staff sergeantU.S. Air Corps
David MowattOlean
Pvt. first classU.S. Army
Stephen KrattsCuba
Machinist first mateU.S. Navy
Doug SnyderOlean
SergeantU.S. Army
Jean TaylorCuba
U.S. Coast Guard
Frankln LewisDuke Center
Staff sergeantU.S. Air Force
Donald PotterGreat ValleyAmmunition
handlerU.S. Army
Brett SickAllegany
Gunner’s matesecond class
U.S. Navy
James B. RowePortville
Engineerman second class
U.S. Navy
William EverittOlean
SergeantU.S. Air Force
James StarkAllegany
Equipment operator
second classU.S. Navy
Francis E. MillerOlean
Private first class
U.S. Army
Ferman D.Sweetapple
BradfordWarrant officer
U.S. Army
Tony SanzoOleanPrivate
U.S. Army
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Kenneth D. EwingOlean
SergeantU.S. Army
Gary R. SnyderCoudersportSpecialist 5U.S. Army
John EverittPortvilleSergeantU.S. Army
Andrew PockalnyPortville
Machinist mate seond classU.S. Navy
Peter PockalnyPortville
Private first class
U.S. Army
Creighton PockalnyPortville
E-5 petty officer second class
U.S. Navy
Joseph PockalnyPortville
Chief petty officer
U.S. Navy
Stephen PockalnyPortvilleCorporal
U.S. Army
Robert T. Wunsch
SalamancaStaff sergeant
U.S. Army
Joseph M.Kwiatkowski
OleanBoiler
technician U.S. Navy
James ParksPortvilleSergeant
U.S. Marines
Lawrence KlineBradfordCorporal
U.S. Marines
OLEAN TIMES HERALD MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 PAGE5
Stephan GonskaOlean
CorporalU.S. Marines
Rickard E. Torrey
PortvilleU.S. Navy
W. Michael Torrey
PortvilleU.S. Army
Harold ClaytonAllegany
Lance corporalU.S. Marines
John ClaytonAlleganySergeantU.S. Army Airborne
James ClarkOlean
Master sergeantU.S. Army
Gene H.Thurston
OleanStaff sergeant
U.S. Army Air Force
Kevin ThurstonOlean
Maintenance chief
U.S. Marines
E.C. “Bud”FortnerOlean
Technician 4U.S. Army
Gregg EatonOlean
SergeantU.S. Army Infantry
Stanley J. KushWeston’s Mills
LieutenantU.S. Navy
Casey Joseph “CJ” Ash
Staff sergeantU.S. Air Force
Leonard C.Bixby
PortvilleU.S. Navy
Robert C.SchwindlerSergeant
U.S. Marines
Charles E. Strauss
Third class petty officer
U.S. Navy
Anthony RichettiOlean
CorporalU.S. Army
Michael HollyOlean
SergeantU.S. Army
Gerald T.Mitchell
ShinglehouseSergeant first
classU.S. Army
Milford E. IronsPort Allegany
CorporalU.S. Marines
Arthur J. HigbyCuba
Staff sergeantU.S. Army
PAGE 6 MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 OLEAN TIMES HERALD
Maynard W. TimmeOlean
U.S. Army
Carl M. TimmeOlean
CorporalU.S. Air Force
Willard St. ClairOleanChief
electrician mateU.S. Navy
Neil St. ClairOlean
Chief warrant electricianU.S. Navy
John Godfrey Jr.Olean
LieutenantU.S. Army
Douglas J. Tuttle
FillmoreSpecialist 5U.S. Army
George Lucyszyn
OleanSergeantU.S. Army
Ronald W. MillerSpecialist 5U.S. Army
Stephen Lucyszyn
OleanCorporal
U.S. Army Air Force
Andrew Lucyszyn
OleanFireman
first classU.S. Navy
NicholasLucyszyn
OleanU.S. Navy
Wayne MarshLittle Valley
U.S. Marines
Donald Mallery Sr.
OleanCorporal
U.S. Army
Floyd Rogers Jr.Olean
SergeantU.S. Army
William Zuckerman
OleanStaff sergeant
U.S. ArmyAir Force
Stanley Lucyszyn
OleanStaff sergeant
U.S. Army
OLEAN TIMES HERALD MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 PAGE7
Edward ButinskiOlean
Platoon sergeant
U.S. Marines
Maxon M. FrostSergeantU.S. Army
Hollis L. FrostMaster sergeant
U.S. Air Force
Quinten Lee JamesOfficer
U.S. Navy
Donald G. Dickerson
MillportSergeantU.S. Army
John “Jack”B. Donnelly
OleanU.S. Navy
Thomas F.Donnelly
Served during World War I
Pat KayesOlean
CorporalU.S. Marines
PhilBalcerzak
OleanU.S. Army
PhilipBalcerzak
OleanCommand
master chiefU.S. Navy
Richard RandallPortville
Staff sergeantU.S. Army
RonaldE. Berg
AlleganyU.S. Army
Airborne Div.
Russell TitusCarrollton
Private first classU.S. Army
Thomas F.Michienzi Sr.
OleanTechnician 5
U.S. Army
Frank O.Williams Sr.
OleanMachinist mate
first classU.S. Navy
Stephen Balcerzak
OleanAirman
U.S. Navy
Robert BellHinsdaleSergeant
U.S. Air Force
Robert DunnFirst lieutenant
fighter pilotU.S. Army Air Corps
Jeff GriswoldRichburg
Master sergeantU.S. Air Force
Carl F. FrenzLittle Valley
Staff sergeantU.S. Air Force
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David J. KraheOlean
SergeantU.S. Army
Kevin L. BattPortville
Infantry drill sergeant
U.S. Army
Hugh PaulAllegany
Sergeant E-5U.S. Marines
Chester J. SwierFighter pilotU.S. ArmyAir Corps
Charles MetteOlean
Staff sergeantU.S. Air Force
Willard J.Hammond
Weston’s MillsU.S. Air Force
Randy J.Lincoln
AngelicaSpecialist 4U.S. Army
Shown from left are Tom McKay, E-4, U.S. Air Force; Pete McKay, E-8, U.S. Air Force; Les McKay, E-3, U.S. Army; and Jerry McKay, E-5 , U.S. Navy. All are from Bolivar.
Thomas F. Donnelly II (left) and Joseph Kwiatkowski (right) were both in the U.S. Navy in World War II. With them is Betty Donnelly.
OLEAN TIMES HERALD MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 PAGE9
By GEORGE NIANIATUSOlean Times Herald
ELDRED, Pa. — Virtually each day a World War II artifact of personal or historic signifi-cance finds it way into the Eldred World War II Museum in Eldred.
The museum has 10 percent of its artifacts on display at any one time from an overall inventory of thousands of items ranging from weapons and personal items to uniforms and vehicles. In fact,
there’s even a submarine telescope display and a replica battlefield..
Called by many as “The Greatest Generation,” the men and women who joined the military in World War II and those who selflessly worked at war-related factories are the primary focus of this unique local museum.
The Eldred World War II Museum puts a beaming light on their historic accomplishments and ultimate sacrifices. The museum at 201 Main St., which opened in 1996 and has undergone
two sizeable expansions to accommodate an ever-growing list of donated artifacts, has experienced continued popularity over the years.
The museum’s displays include authentic World War II artifacts, automated three-dimen-sional scale models and award-winning videos. The artifacts are meticulously cataloged and dis-played for visitors of all ages.
Dedicated to preserving the history of World
A 1944 Willys Jeep is on loan to the Eldred World War II Museum. Steve Applyby, the museum’s executive director, said the museum continually gets donations and artifacts on loan.
n TOP PHOTO ON COVER: Steve Appleby holds a gyro-scope for a World War II sub-marine torpedo which was recently obtained by the Eldred World War II Museum.
Photos by George Nianiatus/Olean Times Herald
More artifacts keep rolling into War Museum
Please see Museum, page 10
War II, the museum commemorates the contributions of Americans and its Allies during the struggles of defending freedom and democracy against the forces of aggression.
This museum looks to “remember a generation that fought for freedom — and won,” said museum director Steve Appleby.
Pointing to thousands of uni-forms, weapons, posters, books and magazines, and World War II-related artifacts, Appleby noted, “Everything is donated.”
In fact, people from around the country — and the globe — continu-ally send donations. This requires the museum to have some of its dis-plays on a rotating basis so every-thing it has can be seen, Appleby said. “You never know what’s going to come in the mail” from artifact donors.
Of the war-related artifacts, “We probably have 10 percent on display at any one time,” he said.
Among the permanent displays are an array of military uniforms, helmets, rifles and machine guns, the Robert A. Anderson Library with 12,000 books and magazines, a command center with an original switchboard, a submarine periscope, a D-Day display, colorful battle maps and more.
The actual weaponry on display is not just from the U.S. military and its Allies. For example, the museum has a Sturmgewehr 44, which is a rifle developed in Nazi Germany during World War II that was the first of its kind and is considered by
many historians to be the earliest modern assault rifle, said Appleby.
Meanwhile, young museum visi-tors can play at Tank Mountain, a scale-model battlefield with remote-controlled tanks, he noted.
Also on display at the museum is a unique photograph of the late Hildegard Strom of Duke Center, Pa., who as a young girl is shown in a picture with Nazi Germany dicta-tor Adolph Hitler at his personal residence in Berchtesgaden, Austria.
A new addition to the museum is the Holocaust Room which is con-tinually gathering more artifacts for display, Appleby said. “We need to show people what really happened there.”
Not long ago, the museum upgrades its submarine display which has a genuine periscope.
The museum was first a dream and then became a reality with help from Tim Roudebush, the museum’s initial board chairman. His father was instrumental in founding the National Munitions Co. in Eldred in 1941 which employed 1,500 workers.
A significant friend and artifact donor was the late U.S. Marine Col. (Ret.) Mitchell Paige, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who has his medal on display as well as many of his Guadalcanal artifacts. He earned the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor that can be awarded, for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on Oct. 6, 1942.
On that fateful day, after all of the other Marines in his platoon were killed or wounded, he operated four machine guns and single-handedly stopped an entire Japanese regi-
ment.Col. Paige also was awarded the
Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation for his actions and
bravery.“People just don’t know what
these soldiers went through and what they endured,” Appleby said.
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Continued from page 9
Women’s substantial contributions to the war effort is big reason why the museum was created. The site of the former National Munitions Co. in Eldred is a short distance away.
museum
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