Hometown Heroes (Special Interest)
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- in 1 day 9 hours 26 minutes
- Host: Paul Loeffler
- This show shines a spotlight on history through the voices of those who lived it, those who fought on the frontlines of freedom. With a different veteran of World War II featured each week, the show is a free-flowing journey back in time, complete with music from the 1940s.
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- Genres: Special Interest, History
- Location: Fresno, CA
- Language: English
Last updated 260 days ago
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Hometown Heroes 11/7/09
Sat, Nov 7
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Wesley Johnston shares his own journey of discovery and hopes to help you with his website: Dad's War: Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story
Hometown Heroes 10/24/09
Sat, Nov 7
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WWII bomber pilot Bob Stonum of Mariposa shares his experiences, including his escape from a burning plane.
Hometown Heroes 10/17/09
Wed, Oct 28
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Kenneth Lopke shares memories from his time in the Army during World War II, including his role in prosecuting Japanese war criminals
Hometown Heroes 10/10/09
Sat, Oct 10
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Veterans from the 1255th and 138th Engineer Combat Battalions share their experiences.
Hometown Heroes 9/19/09
Fri, Oct 2
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Paul interviews Jot Horne of Oakhurst, who served on the USS White Plains, and endured the incredible Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944.
Hometown Heroes 9/5/09
Mon, Sep 14
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World War II veteran Joe Rivas talks about his experiences, and the unique souvenir he brought home from a Nazi death camp in Nordhausen, Germany.
Hometown Heroes 8/22/09
Mon, Aug 24
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George Heimbuch shares his incredible story of survival. A prisoner of war for nearly four years, he was reunited with his brother after they were both liberated.
Hometown Heroes 8/15/09
Wed, Aug 19
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Ex-P.O.W. Irwin Stovroff shares his remarkable story of survival, and talks about his work with Vets Helping Heroes, raising money to provide service dogs for today's returning veterans.
Hometown Heroes 8/8/09
Mon, Aug 10
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Bill Moore, who served on blimps in the Navy's Lighter Than Air program during World War II, talks about his experiences, including his connection to Operation Overcast.
Hometown Heroes 7/25/09
Sat, Aug 1
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Author Lisa Spahr and WWII veteran LaVern Mack are this week's guests.
Hometown Heroes 7/18/09
Sun, Jul 19
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93-year-old Navy veteran Murrell Twibell of Ivanhoe relates the story of why his shipmates told him he saved the USS Enterprise.
Hometown Heroes 7/4/09
Tue, Jul 7
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Independence Day edition features 93-year-old Bill Cahow, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross as a B-17 pilot during World War II
Hometown Heroes 6/27/09
Tue, Jul 7
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Guests: WWII vet Earl Watson and Joint Services Honor Command representative Daryl Slusher
Hometown Heroes 6/20/09
Tue, Jul 7
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Guest: Don Ball, decorated B-17 radioman/gunner and author of a new book.
Hometown Heroes 6/13/09
Sat, Jun 20
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Paul Loeffler visits with Lee Angelich, who served aboard the USS Rixey in the Pacific during World War II, and is also a member of the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.
Hometown Heroes 5/30/09
Sun, Jun 14
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From the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., Paul Loeffler interviews three veterans from South Carolina who visited the memorial thanks to Honor Flight.
Hometown Heroes 5/23/09
Sun, Jun 14
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From the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu: Paul Loeffler interviews Pearl Harbor Survivors Herb Weatherwax and Al Rodrigues.
Hometown Heroes 5/2/09
Fri, May 15
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Paul Loeffler visits with WWII Navy airman Louis Munschy, who survived a B-24 crash in the Pacific and still carries shrapnel in his back
Hometown Heroes 4/18/09
Wed, May 13
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Paul Loeffler visits with Pete Gianopulos of Taft, who served in the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater.
Hometown Heroes 4/11/09
Wed, Apr 15
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Paul Loeffler listens to Exeter's David Turner describe how he escaped capture after his B-17 was shot down in France during WWII.
Hometown Heroes 4/4/09
Wed, Apr 15
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Paul Loeffler interviews Sho Katayama of Orosi, who served in the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII.
Hometown Heroes 3/28/09
Wed, Apr 15
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Paul Loeffler visits with Ray Melikian of Visalia, a WWII fighter pilot who had a special reunion with his old P-40.
Hometown Heroes 3/14/09
Mon, Apr 6
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Paul Loeffler visits with ex-P.O.W. Jerry Gleesing of Spokane, Washington
Hometown Heroes 2/21/09
Mon, Mar 30
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Paul Loeffler interviews WWII fighter pilot Bill Behrns of Stockton.
Hometown Heroes 2/14/09
Mon, Mar 30
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Paul Loeffler interviews WWII submarine veteran Bob Owens
Hometown Heroes 2/7/09
Mon, Feb 23
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Paul Loeffler focuses on the new Remembrance Plaza at the Pinedale Assembly Center Memorial. Guests: Conrad Jimenez, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, and Army veteran Roy Kawagoe
Hometown Heroes 1/31/09
Mon, Feb 23
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Paul Loeffler interviews Pearl Harbor survivor Roy Molder of Sanger
Hometown Heroes 1/24/09
Mon, Jan 26
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Paul Loeffler visits with WWII veteran Vern Schmidt of Fresno, who served in the 90th Infantry Division in Europe. Listen to Vern tell of his close calls, the love letters exchanged with his sweetheart back home, and his reunion decades later with the German family whose home he and fellow American soldiers occupied in 1945.
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