THE U.S. AIR FORCES ESCAPE & EVASION SOCIETY Spring 2012 Communicator Vol. 25, No.1 Wichita Falls, Texas 76307-2501 March 8, 2012 FLIssir OFFICER LucA US Aorly A ■ H Foote 12$0170A Uwe FI " FOR rlit.S.S v HOME APDGE35 1 O/24 ne4 23, 1921 2 yoy_se• .STArt , AGE 22. la. 1000.• H•CAtt., USt. 11 , R24.1010N CArHoLic 61/vo r /4:/64/Ti-R1f AZ4 2 2 CRt4S# ciae71/ o &TREc 444Z FOP 7-1s40 .Z),4)1 ,5 4A' dr AS FAR A.5 /Y4 GE/I/ I./E.-RE A✓E 607 7-01/eli 1✓/7/1 77/E 0/i a AN/.24T/DA! Levi /yam 6.erY /7.4,Pfer //. CYCLE.D 7-0 ars AND 7 -a cm' TR4NY To ,Bi1 E -Dx (eh- 1:14 R.e-04 rf,pre N 23 4 /VD TOOKTRA/A/ ro Z.* P. th., i a /vs TA RQ E T 4SC/44-Ri 4:92-41 de/ (A, /*Arr. Arivi /74 ,92'r ■1 • • 11 Page 2 SPRING 2012 U.S. AIR FORCES ESCAPE & EVASION SOCIETY COMMUNICATIONS <www.airforceescape.com > AMONG Vol. 24, No. 11 _ March 8, 2012 THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: PRESIDENT: John Katsaros, 6530 N. Ocean Blvd, Apt. 305, Ocean Ridge FL 33435 MISSING Ph.: 561-737-8341 (Winter) Cell: 978-869-3035; <[email protected] > VICE PRESIDENT: AFEES has lost contact with Beverly Patton Wand, 37 Crescent Rd., Madison NJ 07940; the following persons. Anyone Phone: 973-377-3103 <wandBandJaaol.com > EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: with information on them, such a Lynn A. David, 923 S. Mason Rd., Town & Country, St. Louis MO 63141, whether they have moved or Ph.: 314-422-1567 <[email protected]> possibly have died, is asked TREASURER: Ann Grauerholz, 1701 Huff St., UPR, Wichita Falls TX 76301-5025 contact Richard Shandor, our PO Box 2501, WFT 76307-2501 <[email protected] > membership chair RECORDING SECRETARY: Micheline De Lahaye or Mille Betty F. Hennessy, 13141 Hart Place, Cerritos CA 90703 Phone: 562-921-1494 <[email protected]> Guilious MEMBERSHIP & CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Rue De Port Marly, 11 Richard P. Shandor, PO Box 254, Cresson PA 16630-0254 78750 Mareil Marly, France Phone: 814-886-2735; <[email protected]> HONORARY DIRECTOR: Mme. Janette Pennes Gen. Duncan McNabb, 2403 N. Sycamore St., Arlington VA 22207-1038 Blvd Jean Jaures, 53 WEB MASTER: Don Thorpe, 1087 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105 78400 Chatou, France Phone: 801-582-6019; <[email protected] > COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR: Larry Grauerholz, PO Box 2501, Rene Felix Wichita Falls TX 76307-2501 Ph.: 940-692-6700 Residence Martinique, Apt#303 LEGAL COUNSEL: Richard Rothfelder, 3739 Jardin, Houston TX 77005; 33300 Boudeaux, France Phone: 713-661-2853 Mme. Reine Mocaer OTHER DIRECTORS: Moulin De La Pie Sandra A. Comstock, 61 South St., East Haven CT 06512 Jerri Donohue, 9295 Highland Dr., Brecksville OH 44141 22340 Paule, France Margaret Fricke, 1517 T rollhagen Dr., Fridley MN 55421-1351 Steve Mac Isaac, 6449 Coventry Hills Dr. NE, Rio Rancho NM 87144-0832 M&Mme. Michel Diot Paul Rees, 367 Gertrude St., Syracuse NY 13203 Rue Francecil Poulenec Carl C. Scott, 2271 Walhaven Ct., Columbus OH 43220 96440 Saanteny, France Mary Spinning Shier, 267 W. Barnes Lake Road, Columbiaville, MI 48421 M. Joseph Descuvffeleer Rue Des Freses, 130 AFEES COMMUNICATIONS IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AIR 1480 Tubiz, Belgium FORCES ESCAPE & EVASION SOCIETY. AFEES I& A TAX-EXEMPT VETERANS ORGANIZATION UNDER IRS CODE 501 (C) (19) . IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1964 Lilia Anne De Bont THE SOCIETY'S PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS HELPED IBY THE Rue Van Gayer, 7 RESISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS OR PATRIOTIC NATIONALS TO CONTINUE 1000 Brussels, Belgium EXISTING FRIENDSHIPS OR RENEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE WHO HELPED THEM DURING THEIR ESCAPE OR EVASION. Mme. Henk or ELIGIBILITY REQUIRES THAT ONE MUST HAVE BEEN A U.S. AIRMAN, Yvonne Sietsma HE MUST HAVE BEEN FORCED DOWN BEHIND ENEMY LINES AND AVOIDED Engweg, 37 CAPTIVITY, OR ESCAPED FROM CAPTIVITY TO RETURN TO ALLIED CONTROL. 6741 CX Lunteren, Netherlands IN ADDITION TO REGULAR MEMBERSHIP, OTHER CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP ARE HELPER MEMBERS, AND FRIEND MEMBERS. Lt. Gen. John L. Hudson, the Virtual tour of Dayton museum director. "With the addition of several important artifacts like the three recently declassified National Reconnaissance Office satellites, museum now available acquisition of NASA's Crew DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) -- The comprise the Air Force storyline, Compartment Trainer, renovation of National Museum of the U.S. Air from the beginnings of military flight the Southeast Asia War Gallery and Force Virtual Tour is now fully to today's war on terrorism. plans to construct a fourth building, embedded with audio and video Creating and embedding material the virtual tour will continue to hotspots, and touch-screen devides, in the virtual tour took more than a evolve as well." offering online visitors the year. Consisting of nearly 75,000 The museum offers online visitors opportunity to experience the entire files and more than 1,200 clickable various ways to experience the tour, museum. hotspots, the tour will be an ongoing whether it is downloading podcasts Located at process to update and add new from iTunes or accessing the tour WWW.nmusafvirtualtour.com , content. through handheld devices. An the fmal two areas to be embedded -- "We still have a lot of work to do application is also in development for the Cold War Gallery, with over 300 on this project," said Bryan Carnes, download on Android drid iPhone hotspots, and the Missile and Space who developed the tour along with a devices and is anticipated to be Gallery, with close to 60 hotspots -- contractor. "Although we have the available by the summer. are now interactive with initial initial content available for our online The National Museum of the U.S. materials, allowing users to click on visitors to view, we will be adding Air Force is located in Dayton, Ohio, an artifact or exhibit and access more video, audio, interactive and and is open seven days a week from 9 factsheets, audio tour podcasts with educational materials associated with a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed printable transcripts, videos and specific aircraft and artifacts in the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New interactive touch-screen displays. musetun." Year's Day. Admission and parking Online visitors can see an array of are free. For more information about aircraft and exhibits in the Cold War "The museum is always the museum, visit Gallery, which features an SR-71A expanding and changing," said retired www.nationalmuseum.af.mil . Blackbird, B-1B Lancer, F-117F Nighthawk, A-10A Thunderbolt II -----------=-- 9: --_-''''••••^•. )),1 ---i and the world's only permanent public display of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Other exhibits include Office ... of Special Investigations, Explosive •Wings Of Eagles Ordnance Disposal and Warrior • A Tribute'To the WWII Airmen Airmen. Anonymous The Apollo 15 Command Module ....fl) and Mercury and Gemini capsules are Lord, hold them in Thy mighty hand, located at the entrance to the Missile and Space Gallery. In the gallery are Above the oceans and the land. eight different rockets and missiles, Like wings of eagles mounting high, ranging from the Minuteman to the Along the pathways of the sky. Peacekeeper, and exhibits including astronaut food, re-entry vehicles, the Immortal is the name they bear, Stargazer and Excelsior gondolas, And high the honour that they share. and the 5-star general's insignia Until a thousand years have rolled belonging to Gen. Henry "Hap" Their deeds of valour shall be told. Arnold, which flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2011. The virtual tour features more than In dark of night and light of day 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles God,.speed and bless them on their way, on display at the museum amid more And homeward safely guide each one than 17 acres of indoor exhibit space. With glory gained and duty done. Thousands of personal artifacts, photographs and documents further Z,ZL- highlight the people and events that « Page 4 SPRING 2012 France pays honor to President John From the Eagle-Tribune Guilhou presented Katsaros with a medal Haverhill, Mass. designating him as a Chevalier of the Legion of Sept. 7, 2011 Honor, among the highest honors conferred by the French government. The consul general, who is By Paul Tennant based in Boston and represents his country's HAVERHILL, Mass. — It happened more than interests in New England, said, "We would not be 60 years ago, but you wouldn't know it by the way able to enjoy the fruits of democracy without the they celebrated.. courage and sacrifice" of American soldiers, sailors, Gratitude ruled the Citizens Center as airmen and Marines. Christophe Guilhou, consutgeneral of France, Guilhou noted that,ptsaros was wounded in expressed his country's gratitude to John Katsaros aerial combat after a bOmbing mission, was for his heroism during World War II. captured by the Gestapo, received a lifesaving Among other achievements, Katsaros escaped operation, helped the French Resistance, and from the Nazis twice. eventually made his way to Spain. *-i-4-4--H-F++++++++++-H-+-H--f-+-7-++++++ # I I ++ Calling him a ''true hero," Guilhou said, "Mr. John Katsaros serves as president Katsaros, thank you for your courage." of AFEES After recognizing relatives, friends, dignitaries +.+1 I 1 H-E1 I 1 H 4-4-1-±++++-i-1-+++ [ -H- and many veterans who attended the presentation, Katsaros, a prominent businessman and civic Katsaros, who recounted his experiences in the acti'ist in Haverhill for many years, extended his book "Code Burgundy: The Long Escape," paid homage to the French Resistance fighters who thanks to the French Resistance for saving his life.