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Duke Hobbs, Army/Air Force, World War II (A&M Class of '47) (Interviewed June 5, 2008) Duke Hobbs' career in service includes his service with the 79th Infantry in Europe during World War II and later in the Air Force working reconnaissance in Europe during the Cold War. Texas A&M class of 1947. He's a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge who recalls the unbearable cold of that winter of 1945. He was a member of a traveling variety show postwar the show was called "You've Had It Joe".
Bill Stroman, U.S. Marines, Korea (Interviewed May 29, 2008) Bill Stroman packed a lot of living his long life, and a significant part of his journey was his tour of duty as an advisor for a Korean Marines unit during the Korean War. His action came in a four-deuces unit, that's the 4.2 inch mortar launcher. Before and after, Bill Stroman attended three colleges, graduated and spent most of his postwar career as a football coach. He spent 18 years over two different stance at Jourdanton High School near San Antonio and also coached at Humble and Ganado. Bill and Nancy Stroman were named Aggie Parents of the Year in 1980. Bill Stroman was a United States Marine.
Lee McClesky, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam (Interviewed April 24, 2008) Lee McClesky entered the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1956, came out in 1961 and immediately went to flight training school in Georgia. He was a flight instructor, teaching T-37 & T-38. He flew the A-26 Air Commando in Vietnam, assigned to truck killing missions on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and in Laos. His most memorable flight came on 22 Feb 1967.
Dr. Douglass Starr, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed April 17, 2008) Dr. Douglass Starr’s World War II service all happened before he turned 20 years old. But he packed a lot into those 3 1/2 years. A navy sonarman who serve with honor aboard the proud destroyer USS Nicholas DD-449. He was a Texas A&M journalism professor until the age of 83. Douglass Starr has many stories to tell of not only his World War II service but in Korea aboard the Destroyer USS Walke -- And perhaps the most fascinating was his eyewitness to history. On 2 September 1945 in Tokyo Bay, the signing of the surrender by the Empire of Japan aboard the USS Missouri. You see the Nicholas was moored right alongside Big Mo on that historic day.
Dr. Douglass Starr, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed April 17, 2008) Dr. Douglass Starr’s World War II service all happened before he turned 20 years old. But he packed a lot into those 3 1/2 years. A navy sonarman who serve with honor aboard the proud destroyer USS Nicholas DD-449. He was a Texas A&M journalism professor until the age of 83. Douglass Starr has many stories to tell of not only his World War II service but in Korea aboard the Destroyer USS Walke -- And perhaps the most fascinating was his eyewitness to history. On 2 September 1945 in Tokyo Bay, the signing of the surrender by the Empire of Japan aboard the USS Missouri. You see the Nicholas was moored right alongside Big Mo on that historic day.
Freddie Wolters, U.S. Army, World War II (A&M Class of 1944) (Interviewed April 10, 2008) Freddie Wolters served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima before his unit would have been deployed for a bloody ground fight, but still he has stories to tell, many of how he didn't always do things by the book. He was a freshman member of Homer Norton's 1940 A&M football team.
Ivo Junek, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed Feb. 21, 2008) Before Ivo Junek enlisted in the Army, he was a member of the Tree Army, also known as the Civilian Conservation Corps. A member of the 91st Infantry Division in the European Theater, he spent most of his combat days in Italy. While he was serving in Europe, his three brothers served in World War II in the Pacific. Ivo was a Snook native.
Ken Loveless, U.S. Army, Viet Nam (Interviewed Feb. 15, 2008) Once you hear the story of College Station’s Ken Loveless you will say that it's a miracle that he's here to talk to us at all. Col. Loveless flew choppers in Vietnam, attack helicopters. And he can count at least five times in his career that he crashed, the first time he should not have survived. A helicopter pilot for Gen. Westmoreland and Gen. Abrams in Vietnam, his history of service is indeed an amazing one to hear.
Ken Loveless, U.S. Army, Viet Nam (Interviewed Feb. 15, 2008) Once you hear the story of College Station’s Ken Loveless you will say that it's a miracle that he's here to talk to us at all. Col. Loveless flew choppers in Vietnam, attack helicopters. And he can count at least five times in his career that he crashed, the first time he should not have survived. A helicopter pilot for Gen. Westmoreland and Gen. Abrams in Vietnam, his history of service is indeed an amazing one to hear.
Ed Higgins, U.S. Air Force, WW II (Interviewed Feb. 14, 2008) Meet Ed Higgins of College Station. As a World War II forward navigator on six B-17 missions over Europe, he experienced his share of uncertain moments -- like his very first mission to Brandenburg (the gateway to Berlin) a navigator of the number two plane in a 1000 plane group. There were 3 missions where the beaches at Royan, France was the target, then over Dresden and finally Ingolstadt. After his tour of Europe he be became a pilot and as a captain was the ranking student officer in-flight training at Bryan Air Force Base.
Henry Hill, U.S. Air Force, Viet Nam (A&M Class of ‘56) (Interviewed Feb.7, 2008) Technically Colonel Henry Hill is retired, but actually he's never been busier. We could do a whole show on Henry Hill’s service since his military service ended. But let's meet Colonel Henry Hill, the Vietnam B–37 pilot, who flew 360 missions, including some of the most dangerous missions during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
John Happ, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam (A&M Class of ‘67) (Interviewed Jan. 24, 2008) John Happ is a flier with more than 40 combat missions in Vietnam. He loves to fly and he loves to talk about where he’s been, like his some 29 landings on the icy runways of Antarctica. John Happ is a former city councilman in College Station and the former manager of A&M’s Easterwood Airport.
James Woodall, Navy/Army, Korea/Vietnam (A&M Class of 1950) (Interviewed January 17, 2008) James Woodall tried to enlist at the age of 15, even as a youth raising money to help the British fight off the Germans. He did enlist in the Navy Reserves in 1947 and retired in 1982, a 35 year military career that took him to Germany, Korea, Vietnam, and the Army War College in Pennsylvania. He was Commandant of the A&M Corp of Cadets until his retirement.
Anne Boykin, Project Hold (Interviewed 2008) This is a very interesting program with then Director of College Station’s Project HOLD, Anne Boykin. She brought with her several photos from the Project HOLD collection, those that reflected the military commitment in the Brazos Valley and at Texas A&M. The photos are all described in the TV Show. Anne Boykin has been a great supporter and helper for the development of Veterans of the Valley.
Haskell Monroe, Texas A&M Historian (Interviewed 2005) Haskell Monroe never took a class at Texas A&M but he taught a bundle of them and if there is anyone who could be considered a foremost historian of Texas A&M it is Haskell Monroe. This six part series of Bravo Brazos Valley is indeed fascinating. Haskell Monroe the encyclopedia of Aggieland.
Bill Pope, Army Air Corps, World War II (Interviewed Nov. 29, 2007) Bill Pope was a student at Michigan State when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted thinking that the war would be over before he got to the fighting. Bill was a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II serving as a B-24 Bomber pilot stationed in England. He flew 23 missions over Germany. In 1968, he accepted the position of Associate Dean of Agriculture at Texas A&M University.
Hugh Shockey, U.S. Marines, Korea/Viet Nam (Interviewed November 15, 2007) Hugh Shockey joined the Marine Corp in 1948 at age 17. In the fall of 1950, he was assigned to Inchon, North Korea with the Fifth Marines.
Taylor Riedel, Army Air Corp, World War II (A&M Class of 1944) (Interviewed October 25, 2007) Taylor Riedel served in the US Army Air Corp and flew 35 missions in a B-17 Bomber. He grew up in Yorktown, Texas, He was called to active duty in 1943. In 1944, he started his service in England flying B-17 bombing runs mostly over Germany. On his 32nd mission, his plane was hit by 88 millimeter anti-aircraft fire. He was a Principal and Superintendent for the A&M Consolidated ISD for 19 years.
Jerry Congleton, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam (Interviewed Oct. 18, 2007) Jerry Congleton flew 213 combat missions in the Vietnam War. He was a forward air controller for 113 of those. He Graduated from Evansville University and was commissioned the day he graduated. He volunteered for the military.
Frank Litterst entered Texas A&M in the fall of 1939, a proud member of the Class of '43 (the Class that won the War.). He was a Ross Volunteer and the Commander of Battery “A” Coast Artillery. During World War II, Frank's class left A&M en masse prior to graduation, and Frank was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He served in New Guinea as an artillery officer from 1943 to 1945.