Friends Made, Moments Shared, Memories for Life : An Oral History of VMSB 343 United States Marine Corps in World War II

by Vmsb 343 Reunion Association; Letendre, Walter G.; Burkholder, Ferner L.; Lemieux, William F. S.; Letendre, Nadine

• ISBN13: 9780966726947
• ISBN10: 0966726944
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Lemieux Intl Ltd

Table of Contents

EDITOR'S NOTE	i
PREFACE	iv
INTRODUCTION	1	(4)
SECTION I Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 343 in World War II, Victory & Occupation	5	(24)
Col. Walter G. Gregory	5	(2)
Vic Kalfus	7	(12)
George Bobb	19	(5)
James Magill	24	(5)
SECTION II Becoming a Marine in VMSB 343	29	(45)
Charles "Chuck" Luedtke	29	(6)
Walter LeTendre	35	(3)
Shirley LeTendre	38	(2)
Col. Walter Gregory	40	(4)
Ralph Heidenreich	44	(2)
Barbara Mclnerny	46	(11)
"Buck" Buckner	57	(5)
John Shellito	62	(1)
Tom Gibbons	63	(2)
Joseph "Jay" Higgins	65	(4)
James "Hap" Hazzard	69	(4)
Steve Greytak	73	(1)
SECTION III Greenville, North Carolina	74	(74)
Ralph Heidenreich	74	(3)
The Daily Reporter	77	(1)
Will Kalmoe	78	(1)
George Bobb	79	(18)
Evelyn Heidenreich	97	(5)
Dick Haviland	102	(1)
Leola Haviland (Dick's mother)	103	(1)
Frank P. Kittle	104	(1)
Jim Love	105	(4)
"Buck" Buckner	109	(2)
Harry W. Gibbs	111	(2)
Walter LeTendre	113	(3)
Bernie Gallagher	116	(7)
Jay Higgins	123	(5)
Frank Pryg	128	(2)
Chuck Luedtke	130	(1)
Frank Lange	131	(4)
Len Haney	135	(1)
Walter Viator	136	(8)
Cherry LaShan	144
Jimmy LaShan	143	(5)
SECTION IV Shipping Out	148	(17)
William Barry	148	(3)
Clark Herrman	151	(1)
Charlie Franzo	152	(1)
"Burkie" Burkholder	153	(1)
Bernard Gallagher	154	(2)
Ralph Heidenreich	156	(2)
Al Vazac	158	(1)
Vic Kalfus	159	(5)
Winton Studt	164	(1)
SECTION V Midway	165	(56)
Ralph Heidenreich	165	(4)
Walter LeTendre	169	(5)
John "Sandy" Sandefur	174	(3)
Steve Greytak	177	(2)
Reinholdt Deines	179	(2)
Clark Herrman	181	(2)
Lew "Buck" Buckner	183	(3)
Sam Mottola	186	(1)
Jake Spurlock	187	(4)
Jim Love	191	(7)
Robert DeVilliers	198
Winton Studt	193	(9)
Joseph "Joe" Mcllvain	202	(2)
Glen Kelley	204	(1)
Wilfred "Wil" Kalmoe	205	(2)
Bernie Gallagher	207	(6)
Al Vazac	213	(1)
Jack Scherer	214	(3)
Frank Lange	217	(2)
Lloyd E. Jefford	219	(2)
SECTION VI VMSB 343 Postwar Assignments	221	(19)
Ralph Heidenreich	221	(2)
Walter LeTendre	223	(4)
Frank J. Lange & Frances Lange	227	(6)
Lewis D. "Buck" Buckner	233	(6)
Jordan Italia	239	(1)
SECTION VII China	240	(103)
Leonard Haney	240	(2)
Excerpts from Historical Branch USMC	242	(6)
Harold Heinrichs	248	(6)
Robert Sherrod	254	(3)
Chet Hurd	257	(3)
Bill Harper	260	(14)
Robert Hellen	274	(2)
Don Lipsi	276	(3)
Doug Charles	279	(64)
SECTION VIII The Origin & History of VMSB	343
Reunion Association	282	(1)
Ralph Heidenreich	282	(5)
Jack Milarch	287	(9)
George Bobb	296	(2)
Tribute to Fern "Burkie" Burkholder	298	(1)
Walter LeTendre	299	(1)
SECTION IX A Final Perspective	300	(2)
INDEX	302	(9)
PHOTO DIRECTORY	311