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Past Speakers
- May 1, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Grace United Methodist Church 433 E Main St, Hummelstown, PA 17036, USA The Central PA WWII Roundtable will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 1st, at 7:00 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 East Main Street, Hummelstown.
- April 03, 2025 | Grace United Methodist Church in Hummelstown, PA 17036 He served 23 years in the US Air Force, including nine years in Europe (Germany/UK)
- January 2, 2025 David Blackledge The Central PA WWII Roundtable will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 2nd, at 7:00 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 East Main Street, Hummelstown.
- Ed Czechowski Dec 5, 2024 December 5, 2024 Ed Czechowski The Central PA WWII Roundtable will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 5th, at 7:00 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 East Main Street, Hummelstown.
- Mitch Topal Oct 3, 2024 The Central PA WWII Roundtable will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 East Main Street, Hummelstown.
Month/Year | Speaker | Type | Topic | Live/zoom/etc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Buffman (planned) | WW II veteran | Pacific, Battleship Missouri | in-person/streaming | |
Ed Cottrell | WW II veteran | European theater, pilot | in-person/streaming | |
Jun-25 | ||||
May-25 | ||||
Apr-25 | ||||
Mar-25 | ||||
Feb-25 | Kevinn Hymel | Author and Historian for US Army | General George S Patton | in-person/streaming |
Jan-25 | Col David Blackledge (Sr) | WW II veteran | Phillipines, Bataan, and Japanese Hell Ships | in-person/streaming |
Dec-24 | Ed Czechowski | WW II veteran | Gunner on USS Suffley in Pacific theater | in-person/streaming |
Nov-24 | HHC - Maj Dick Winters film | WW II verteran | Band of Brothers and Easy Company | NO Livestream or recording |
Oct-24 | Mitch Topal | Author and historian | "Against All Odds: The Ray Firmani Story" -- WWII veteran and former Army Air Corps Officer and B-17 bomber pilot (8th Air Force, ETO) | in-person/streaming |
Sep-24 | Sami Steigman | Holocost survivor | Was a child in the concentration camps | in-person/streaming |
Aug-24 | Harry Miller | WWII Vet | US Army, in the 740th Tank Battalion as a tank crewman in the Assault Gun Platoon of HQ Co | in-person/streaming |
Jul-24 | Tuskegee Airmen | WWII Vet / Vietnam Vets | Black aviators in WWII and beyond | in-person/streaming |
Jun-24 | Steve Snyder | Author and historian, father was a pilot in WWII | “SHOT DOWN: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth” | in-person/streaming |
May-24 | Tom Hutton, MD | Doctor, auther and Historian | "Hitler’s Maladies and Their Impact on World War II” | in-person/streaming |
Apr-24 | Bud Gahs | WW II Veteran, European Theater | 42nd Division, 222nd Infantry Regiment | in-person/streaming |
Mar-24 | Walter LaSota | WWII US Marine Veteran | Battle of Okinawa | in-person/streaming |
Feb-24 | Andrew Biggio | Marine Vet of Iraq and Afgh, author | WWII "The Riffle" and "The Rifle 2" | in-person/streaming |
Jan-24 | Bill Balabanow | WW II vereran Merchant Marine | WWII, Korean and Vietnam Merchant Marine | in-person/streaming |
Dec-23 | Jake Ruser and Benjamin Berry | WW II verterans | Battle of the Bulge | in-person/streaming |
Nov-23 | Yvonne Caputo | Author and daughter of WWII vet, B-24 navigator | "Flying with Dad" | in-person/streaming |
Oct-23 | Wilber "Jack" Myers (planned) | WWII veteran | Europe, 104th ID, tank gunner | in-person/streaming |
Sep-23 | Dorothy Trate (planned) | Rosie the Riveter | Homefront, Rosie the Riveter | in-person/streaming |
Aug-23 | Charles Brooking | WW II veteran | Navel gunner, Asiatic-Pacific | in-person/streaming |
Jul-23 | Stephen Shaw | Author | German and Spanish Military Rings | in-person/streaming |
Jun-23 | Dr. John McManus (4th time) | Author, historian, professor | "To the end of the Earth" | in-person/streaming |
May-23 | Robert Thompson | WWII veteran | 2nd Inf Div | in-person/streaming |
Apr-23 | No meeting - Easter | |||
Mar-23 | Dr. Sarah Myers | Historian, author, scholar | Homefront, WASPs | in-person/streaming |
Feb-23 | Dr. Michael Birkner | author, historian, scholar | "Democracy's Shield: Voices of WWII" | in-person/streaming |
Jan-23 | Dr. Colin Colbourn | author, historian, professor | Battle of Truk | in-person/streaming |
Dec-22 | Larry Alexander | author | Biggest Brother: Dick Winters | in-person/streaming |
Nov-22 | Jack McSherry, Jr. | WWII Veteran, US Navy | US Navy in Med post WW2 | in-person/streaming |
Oct-22 | David Shortt/Richard Weaver | WWII Veteran | 17th Airborne Div | in-person/streaming |
Sep-22 | Harold Angle | WWII Veteran | 28th Inf Div | in-person/streaming |
Aug-22 | Jared Frederick (2nd time) | author, historian | "Fierce Valor" (Ronald Spiers of Band of Bros) | in-person/streaming |
Jul-22 | William Bonnelli family | Documentary - WWII veteran | *** no recording *** | in-person/no stream |
Jun-22 | Dr. John McManus (3rd time) | author, historian, professor | "Island Infernos" (Pacific War in 1944) | in-person/streaming |
May-22 | Dr. Rodney J. Ross | Historian, author, scholar | Harrisburg in WWII | zoom meeting |
Apr-22 | No meeting | |||
Mar-22 | No meeting | |||
Feb-22 | No meeting | |||
Jan-22 | Walter Sitt | WWII Veteran | 3rd Armored Div, Battle of the Bulge | zoom meeting |
Dec-21 | Richard Boyd | WWII Veteran | Lancaster Bomber Pilot | zoom meeting |
Nov-21 | Susan Eisenhower | Author, policy analyst, granddaugther | Gen Eisenhower's granddaughter and how he led | zoom meeting |
Oct-21 | Neil Bascomb | Author, journalist, historian | Nazis and the atomic bomb | zoom meeting |
Sep-21 | Hershel "Woody" Williams | WWII Veteran US Marine Corp & Medal of Honor recipient | Battle of Iwo Jima | zoom meeting |
Aug-21 | Clarence E "Bud" Anderson | WWII Veteran & Congressional Gold Medal recipient | Fighter pilot in ETA | zoom meeting |
Jul-21 | Dr. George Colburn | Historian, filmmaker | "Ike: 1941 - 1945" | zoom meeting |
Jun-21 | Dr. Steven Sidebothom | Professor, historian, author | Iwo Jima in their own words (personal interviews) | zoom meeting |
May-21 | Alex Kershaw | Author | "The Liberator" about the Thunderbird Div | zoom meeting |
Apr-21 | Dr. Stephen Fritz | European scholar, auther | The German Soldier in WWII | zoom meeting |
Mar-21 | David Dean Barrett | Historian, author, scholar | 140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan’s Last Chance to Avert Armageddon. | zoom meeting |
Feb-21 | Dr. Craig Symons | Naval hisotrian, author, scholar | The battle of the Atlantic | zoom meeting |
Jan-21 | Dr. John McManus (2nd time) | Author, historian, professor | The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach | zoom meeting |
Dec-20 | Jared Frederick | Author, historian | Dispatches of D-Day: A People's History of the Normandy Invasion | zoom meeting |
Nov-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Oct-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Sep-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Aug-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Jul-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Jun-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
May-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Apr-20 | No meeting - COVID | |||
Mar-20 | Dr. George Colburn | Historian, filmmaker | in-person | |
Feb-20 | Ken Weiler | Author, preservationist (Gettysburg) | in-person | |
Jan-20 | Dr. John McManus (1st time) | Author, historian, professor | in-person | |
Dec-19 | Clarence Smoyer | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Nov-19 | Kenneth Happel | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Oct-19 | Todd DePastino | Author, historian, Exec Dir of VBC | in-person | |
Sep-19 | George Jackson | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Aug-19 | Charles Brooking | son of WWII vet & veteran | in-person | |
Jul-19 | No meeting - 4th of July | |||
Jun-19 | Joe Drake | WWII veteran | in-person | |
May-19 | Dr. Steven Sidebothom | Professor, historian, author | in-person | |
Apr-19 | Harold Billow (2nd time) | WWII veteran, Malmedy survivor | in-person | |
Mar-19 | Mae Krier | WWII Rosie the Riveter | in-person | |
Feb-19 | Bob Hench
Bruce Apgar | WWII veterans | in-person | |
Jan-19 | Beverley Driver Eddy | Author and historian | in-person | |
Dec-18 | Henry "Hank" Heim | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Nov-18 | Alan Shapiro | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Oct-18 | Alan Shapiro -- health issue
replacement Bill Jackson (2nd time) | WWII veteran
Son of WWII veteran and veteran | in-person | |
Sep-18 | "Bill" Uyeda | WWII veteran - Japanese-American draftee | in-person | |
Aug-18 | Clem Leone | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Jul-18 | Hermann Pfisterer | Hilter Youth and WWII veteran | in-person | |
Jun-18 | Bob Brocklehurst | WWII veteran | in-person | |
May-18 | Quentin Stambaugh | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Apr-18 | Ben Jenkins | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Mar-18 | Richard "Dick" Donald | WWII & Korean War veteran | in-person | |
Feb-18 | William Bonnelli Part 2 | WWII veteran, pilot in ETA | in-person | |
Jan-18 | Charles Libby | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Dec-17 | Richard "Dick" Schimmel
William Bonelli | WWII veteran, Pearl Harbor survivors | in-person | |
Nov-17 | Richard Boyd | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Oct-17 | Bill Fili | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Sep-17 | "Mickey" Yonkovig | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Aug-17 | Brian Woodcock as
General Douglas MacArthur | re-enactment | in-person | |
Jul-17 | No meeting - 4th of July | |||
Jun-17 | Guy Whidden, Sr. Part 2 | WWII veteran, Normandy | in-person | |
May-17 | Art Lentz | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Apr-17 | Kenneth Fidler | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Mar-17 | Don Greenbaum | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Feb-17 | Milt Dienes | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Jan-17 | Samuel Kline | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Dec-16 | Guy Whidden, Sr. Part 1 | WWII veteran, Operation Market-Garden | in-person | |
Nov-16 | Herb Ridyard | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Oct-16 | Ivan Backer | Holocaust Escapee | in-person | |
Sep-16 | Peter Fantacone | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Aug-16 | Sal Castro | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Jul-16 | David Wisnia | Aushwitz-Birkenau survivor | in-person | |
Jun-16 | Dr. Rob Ellers | author / professor / veteran | in-person | |
May-16 | Robert Rineer | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Apr-16 | Dr. Manfred Bahman | Dresden survivor & Hitler Youth | in-person | |
Mar-16 | Calvin Sumers | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Feb-16 | Mahlon Fink | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Jan-16 | Bob Wilcox | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Dec-15 | Hank Kudzik | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Nov-15 | Art Staymates Part 2 | WWII veteran, Nuremburg Trials | in-person | |
Oct-15 | Bert Winzer | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Sep-15 | Hilda Mantelmacher | Aushwitz / Bergen-Belsen survivor | in-person | |
Aug-15 | Art Staymates Part 1 | WWII veteran, Big Red 1 & Omaha Beach | in-person | |
Jul-15 | Harold Billow (1st time) | WWII veteran, Malmedy survivor | in-person | |
Jun-15 | Matt Gutman | WWII veteran, Higgins boat | in-person | |
May-15 | Thomas "Wally" Clarke | WWII veteran | in-person | |
Apr-15 | No meeting | |||
Mar-15 | Dr. Joseph Hirt | Aushwitz survivor | in-person | |
Feb-15 | Richard Boyd | WWII veteran, Royal Air Force | in-person | |
Jan-15 | No meeting - Snow | |||
Dec-14 | Nathan Kline | WWII veteran | B-26 Bomber | in-person |
Nov-14 | Helga Rist | WWII veteran | 25 Years in Soviet Labor Camp | in-person |
Oct-14 | Bill Jackson | Founder | Timberwolves | in-person |
Sep-14 | John Gross | WWII veteran | B-17/ Eighth Air Force | in-person |
Aug-14 | Tom Yingst | 317th Bomb Group | in-person | |
Jul-14 | Dick Brown | USMC | 4th Marines | in-person |
Jun-14 | Stewart Robinson | USN | USS Hornet | in-person |
May-14 | Henry Globe | Exposed the 3rd Reich | in-person | |
Apr-14 | Flody Demmy | WWII veteran, 10th Armored | General Patton | in-person |
Mar-14 | Joe Barrett | WWII veteran, ground crew | B-24s and B-25s | in-person |
Feb-14 | Carroll Smith | USMC | 2nd Marine Division, Pelielu | in-person |
Dec-13 | Louis Delmasio | WWII veteran, B-25 Topgunner | POW | in-person |
Nov-13 | Gene Alexander | Author | Merchant Marine | in-person |
Oct-13 | J. Ray Bickel | WWII veteran, B-24, 8th AF | 467th Bomb Group | in-person |
Sep-13 | Al Richwine | WWII veteran, Paymaster | Served with MacCarther in Pacific | in-person |
Aug-13 | Roger St. Germaine | WWII veteran, Pilot, 8th AF | P-51 | in-person |
Jul-13 | Herta Sakimora | Child in Austria | WWII | in-person |
Jun-13 | Collins/ King | Author | Tigers of Bastogne | in-person |
May-13 | Dr. Don Miller | Author | Masters of the Air | in-person |
Apr-13 | Frank Lashinsky (2nd time) | WWII veteran, B-24 tailgunner, 8th AF | Shot down twice | in-person |
Feb-13 | Severin Fayerman | Holocaust Survivor | WWII | in-person |
Jan-13 | Frank Stevenson | in-person | ||
Dec-12 | John Nevola | Author | The Last Jump | in-person |
Jun-12 | Linda Schwab | Holocaust Survivor | WWII | in-person |
Jan-12 | Val Worona | Ukraine | in-person | |
Jun-11 | WWII Chorus | in-person | ||
Feb-11 | Tim Muro | USN | USS Astoria | in-person |
May-10 | Dr. Carl Constien | WWII veteran, Pilot, China | Flying the Hump | in-person |
Apr-10 | Carl Brown | WWII veteran, Pilot, 8th AF | P-51 | in-person |
Mar-10 | Dr. John Waldhousen | Civilian | Life in Germany during the War | in-person |
Feb-10 | PCS Night | Various | Three Vet's | in-person |
Nov-09 | Col Hill | Historian | Operation Market Garden | in-person |
Oct-09 | Arthur Jibilian | WWII veteran, OSS | Yugoslavia | in-person |
Sep-08 | Col Will Etters | WWII veteran, B-24 bombadier | 43rd BG, 64 SQ | in-person |
May-08 | Ray Swinghome | WWII veteran | B-25 | in-person |
Apr-08 | Richard Evans | Coast Guard | Coast Guard | in-person |
Dec-07 | David Warner | 291st FAO BAT | in-person | |
Sep-07 | Mary Feik | Master Mechanic | in-person | |
Dec-05 | Frank Lashinsky (1st time) | WWII veteran, B-24 tailgunner, 8th AF | Shot down twice | in-person |
Nov-05 | Paul Miller | WWII veteran, medic | Medic, 506th Airborne | in-person |
Oct-05 | Paul Gordon | WWII veteran, B-17 turret gunner, 8th AF | 92nd BG, B-17, POW | in-person |
Jul-05 | Andrew Trojcak | Civilian | Growing up in Slovakia | in-person |
Jun-05 | Henny Adorante | Civilian | Growing up in Facist Italy | in-person |
May-05 | Dean Dunkle | WWII veteran, Army | Army Corps of Engineers | in-person |
Feb-05 | Dr. Phillip Billings | Author, professor | When we talk about war | in-person |
Jan-05 | Col John Broujos | Marine Officer | Guerrilla Warfare | in-person |
Nov-04 | Major Windsor Miller | US Army | Capture of Remagen Bridge | in-person |
Sep-04 | Dr. James Whittaker | US Army | Nuremberg War Trials | in-person |
Aug-04 | Maj Gen Frank Smoker | WWII veteran, USAAF | Career | in-person |
Jul-04 | Maj Gen William Burns | US Army | Field Artillery | in-person |
Jun-04 | Williams Williams
Harry Fritz | Author | Harry Fritz Story - B-24 POW | in-person |
May-04 | Richard Rice | WWII veteran, B-29 crew | 20th AF | in-person |
Apr-04 | Harold Brandt | WWII veteran, Europe | 11th Armor Division | in-person |
Nov-03 | General Nicholas Kafkalas | US Army | 10th Armor Division | in-person |
Aug-03 | Jack Thomas | Historian | Battle of the Bulge | in-person |
Jun-03 | Frank Gandy | US Army | 28th Inf Div | in-person |
May-03 | Major Dick Winters | WWII veteran, Band of Brothers | 101st Airborne Division | in-person |
Mar-03 | John H. Light | in-person |
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