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A partially restored B-24D orward uselage

arrived at the Museum in February. Overthe next ew months, this piece o American

aviation history will be ully restored so that

it can be displayed in the Boeing Center in the

U.S. Freedom Pavilion. Visitors will be able to

get up close to the main crew compartment

o this plane in order to better understand

what it was like to y a mission during World

War II. Interactive displays and exhibits will

eature interviews with air crewmembers,

show how the equipment was used and

explain the technology and tactics o the B-24.

The nose art rom the plane Over Exposedwill

decorate the exterior as a tribute to the crew o

that plane, which ew photo reconnaissance

missions overseas.

The acquisition and restoration o the plane

was unded through a generous git to the

Museum by Jim Sowell o Dallas, Texas.

Through Jims own research or this project,

much has been learned about his ather, Billy

Z. Sowell, a B-24 pilot. He and his crew ew in

Over Exposed. Jim recently received a letter

written by a crewmember who praised Billy

Sowells skill and bravery during a particularly

harrowing ight. The entire crew signed anote recommending Billy or a promotion.

The National WWII Museum is grateul to Jim Sowell and proud to preserve this important plane aswe tell the stories o the brave men who few in B-24s all over the world during the war. Billy Z. Sowell,back row third rom let, and the Over Exposed crew.

In 2006, The National WWII Museum

hosted its rst ever InternationalConerence on World War II, bringing

together scholars and veterans alike

to speak on a broad range o subjects

pertaining to the war. The presentations

were eagerly attended by an audience that

came to New Orleans rom around the

country to learn more about the war that

changed the world.

The Museum ollowed the success in

2008 with Real to Reel: World War II inFilm, Documentaries & Newsreels and

then returned to a broader scope in 2010

with another International Conerence on

World War II.

The National WWII Museum is proud to

announce that, with the support o AT&T,

The Brown Foundation o Houston and the

Weider History Group, the next Internationa

Conerence on World War II will be held

December 7-9, 2011 in New Orleans. Thisyears conerence, From Pearl Harbor to

Guadalcanal, will cover the rst tenuous

months o the Pacic war, rom the

December 7th attack to the American

victory on Guadalcanal, a time when the

outcome was anything but certain.

Topics include The Road to War: 1931-

1941, Pearl Harbor, The Rising Suns

Conquests, Deending America Abroad,

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The NATIoNAL WWII MuSeuM, Inc.

Stephen E. Ambrose, Ph.D. (1936-2002)Founder

Bad Tsts 2010-2011 ofcsPhilip G. Satre, ChairmanHerschel L. Abbott, Jr., Vice ChairmanGovernor Pete Wilson, Past ChairmanJames A. Courter, Secretary

Harold J. Bouillion, TreasurerGordon H. Nick Mueller, Ph.D., President & CEO

Bad Tsts 2010-2011 MmbsSenator Diana E. BajoieDavid BarksdaleBrandon B. BergerW.A. Cappy BissoThomas L. BlairDonald T. Boysie BollingerDrew BreesPhilip J. BurguieresRaymond C. Burton, Jr.Michael S. BylenJerey R. CarterElaine Chao

Thomas B. ColemanJed V. DavisRobert M. EdselH. M. Tim Favrot, Jr.James R. Fisher, Sr.Louis FreemanJohn D. GeorgesTerence E. HallRobert Tucker HayesC. Paul HilliardWilliam H. HinesCol. Jack H. Jacobs, USA (Ret.)James W. JacobsJohn E. Koerner IIIMark R. KonjevodKevin J. Lilly

E. Ralph Lupin, M.D.Robert H. MalottDennis A. MuilenburgRichard A. PattarozziM. Cleland Powell IIIKevin P. Reilly, Jr.William P. RutledgeRobert Bobby SavoieCurt SchillingFrank B. Stewart, Jr.Carroll W. SuggsPaul TagliabueJohn M. Turner, Jr.David R. VoelkerTed M. WeggelandBruce N. Whitman

Fred S. Zeidman

The National WWII Museum tells the storyo the American Experience in the war that

changed the world why it was ought, howit was won, and what it means today so thatall generations will understand the price oreedom and be inspired by what they learn.

Your LettersAs a World War II vet and Museum charter member, one o my late lie goals was to visit

the Museum. This was realized during 2010s fnal week when my daughter made all the

arrangements or her amily, my wie, June, and me.

It took us two days to see most o the exhibits and movies. We were treated royally and I was

provided with a wheelchair the entire time along with articles that identifed me as a genuine

World War II vet.

Besides the Museum itsel, what impressed me most was that visitors o the younger

generations (all generations are younger than mine) would make a special eort to shake my

hand, pat me on the shoulder and thank me or being a genuine vet. Those with very young

children would even introduce them to me and have them shake my hand. The experience wa

extremely emotional and as I sit here typing this letter, tears still come to my eyes.

Your paid and volunteer sta can be very proud o what the Museum is accomplishing

teaching the younger generations what the Greatest Generation went through during the

great depression and World War II. Keep up your excellent work.

Richard YoungAlameda, Caliornia

Many World War II veterans, like mysel, are so appreciative o serving during the war years

o 1942 to 1945. We gained by becoming adults, attending college on the G.I. Bill and earning

good living the rest o our lives. Our parents and older relatives did not have this advantage an

remained poor during their lives.

Beore World War II, the country was isolationist. Not only did the U.S. become a prominent

member o the United Nations, but we developed a worldwide economic structure. The count

changed more during this fve-year period than at any other time in our history.

Enclosed is a small contribution. I am hopeul you can get enough money to build the Museu

during the next ew years. Most o us who served will be gone by 2012. Let me know i I can he

in any way.

Harry Biser

Clemmons, North Carolina

Contact UsSend us your comments and suggestions at: The National WWII Museum, Attn: V-Mail, 945

Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 or ino@nationalww2museum, subject line V-Mail.

World War II veterans send us your story!

Send your memoirs or other accounts o service to: The National WWII Museum, Archivist,

945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 or [email protected].

Hand-written accounts are accepted but typed accounts are preerred, with a high quality World

War II era photo i possible.


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The National WWII Museum is in the midst o tremendous growth. In the wake o its tenth

anniversary on June 6, 2010, the Museum has made signifcant headway toward completing

its vision to tell the entire story o the American Experience in World War II. In June 2011, the

Museum will celebrate the opening o the John E. Kushner Restoration Pavilion, which will

oer the public a permanent, behind-the-scenes view o the restoration and preservation o

priceless artiacts rom the war years. Construction is underway on the U.S. Freedom Pavilion,

eaturing the expansive Boeing Center, and is slated or completion in 2012. It will showcase the

macro artiacts o the war, representing Americas legendary production o airplanes, artillery,

tanks, and other equipment that helped to uel victory in World War II.

While there is plenty to celebrate now, there is also much to anticipate in the coming years.

The Museum looks orward to beginning construction on the Campaigns Pavilion, the

Liberation Pavilion, the Barksdale Parade Ground and other exciting venues. Together,

these additions will ensure that this Museum excels in being a local fxture, regional

resource and national destination.

At times when progress requires genuine persistence, the

Museum looks to the example set by the heroes o World

War II, those extraordinary men and women whose drive,

determination, and courage succeeded in preserving

reedom and democracy. This year in particular, weremember the words o one o World War IIs most heroic

soldiers, the late Vernon Baker, an Arican American

Medal o Honor recipient. Mr. Baker was a man who aced

multiple obstacles during his service to our country. His

leadership o a critical attack against a German position in

Italy exemplifed the way he led his lie: Remember the

mission. Set the example. Keep going.

The National WWII Museum remembers Vernon Baker

and all o our veterans as we move ever orward with our mission.

The NaTioNal WWii MuseuM

Continues to Expand

Vernon Baker


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In 1942, shortly ater the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tom Wilson, his

younger brother and their good riend enlisted together in the U.S.

Navy. Tom soon volunteered or ight school and trained as a NavalAir Cadet, serving or the duration o the war. His service in World

War II is something Toms daughter, Jean Beckman, wanted to

preserve and share with his descendants.

I am so proud o my dads service to our nation during World

War II, and preserving his story and sharing it with our amily was

important to me, said Beckman.

As a Patriots Circle member, Beckman knew to look to The National

WWII Museum or help. When she learned about the WWII Museum

Press, Beckman knew she had ound the perect solution.Through the WWII Museum Press, Beckman was able to chronicle

her dads service during the war by adding both personal photos

o her dad and stories to a commemorative book. This elegant

hardcover book tells the story o the American Experience during

the war years through powerul and emotional images rom the

Museums collection, and allows customers to add their own photos

and stories to create a personalized keepsake.

His service is one o his proudest achievements, and I thought

this was a great way to preserve his memories, honor his service

and document his history or our amily and uture generations,said Beckman.

The end result was a handsome tribute to her ather that

immortalizes both his personal story and the story o Americas

role in World War II. Jean chose to give her ather a copy o his

commemorative book or his 90th birthday. But the bigger git was

sharing his story with the rest o the Beckman amily. She purchased

copies or her brother, sister and their children.

For my brother and sister, [the commemorative book] is a preciou

memory, beautiully created, o our ather. For our children, it is no

only a great summary o the war rom which they can learn, but an

opportunity or them to share our pride in their grandather and hi

service to our country, said Beckman. As our World War II vetera

reach considerable ages, its even more imperative that we continue

to honor them and make their sacrifce known, and to share it with

uture generations.

Daughter CreatesaLasting

tributeto Fathers serviCe

To learn more about the WWII Museum Press and how you can preserve the

story o your personal connection to World War II, visit WW2MuseumPress.org.

Top: Tom Wilson celebrates his 90th birthday surrounded by Jean (let), amily and riends.Bottom: A page rom the commemorative book Jean created or her amily showing her athersservice during WWII.



Read Ardell Bollingers story o how he survived his encounter with the decorated Nazi ace over Germany on page 6. / ArTIACT continued on page 15

The National WWII Museum

receives many artiact donation

oers every day, but a recent

acquisition rom a small

museum in central

Illinois described simply

as A Nazi Ofcers

Jacket turned out to be a

diamond in the rough.

All museums typicallyreview their collections

periodically and oten pass

unneeded items on to other

museums where they can be used

more appropriately. The McLean

County Museum o History contacted Museum sta recently

with a list o World War II artiacts that no longer served

the needs o their collection. One o the items was a German

Lutwae ofcers jacket which was originally donated by

McLean County native, Roy Nickrent. Nickrent jumped into

Normandy on D-Day with the 502nd Parachute Inantry

Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and, coincidentally,

was interviewed by The National WWII Museum ounder,

Dr. Stephen Ambrose, in the 1980s.

When the jacket arrived, closer inspection revealed a laundry

tag sewn into one o the pockets. The tag was dated August 26,

1939, and named to an Herr Huppertz. Research confrmed

that this artiact once belonged to German Lutwae78-victory ace and Knights Cross with Oak Leaves recipient,

Maj. Herbert Huppertz.

Major Huppertzs career is very well-documented. He joined

the Lutwae in 1937 at the age o 18. He frst saw action in

1940 during the Battles o France and Britain, where he scored

six victories against Royal Air Force fghters. Huppertz was

then posted to the Eastern ront, where he was credited with

Chance Donation Leads to aConnection to Nazi Ace

ArTIACT SPoTLIGhT



Ardell Bollinger had always wanted to y. No matter

what it took, the Pennsylvania bred boy wanted to be inthe air when it came time or him to serve his country.

Bollinger joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 with the

sole intention o joining the ranks o men ying above the earth

and attacking Americas enemies through the air. I knew that I

wanted to y, there was never any doubt as to where I wanted to

go and fght, recalled Bollinger. Ater taking his initial Air Corps

training as a radioman, Bollinger was assigned to the edgling

384th Bomb Group and learned his trade in the venerable Boeing

B-17 Flying Fortress. The 384th began its training in Gowen Field,

Idaho in December 1942 upon their activation as a combat unit.

The 384th was then shipped all across the country to locations suchas Wendover Field, Utah and Sioux City, South Dakota. It was rom

there that the 384th received its orders or combat. Rumors ran wild

among the men as to where they were to fght. Many men wanted

to see action in the Pacifc in order to carry the war to Japan, but

others, such as Bollinger, just wanted to get the job done and werent

concerned with where they were being sent to fght.

On May 3, 1943, the 384th Bomb Group and Ardell Bollinger let the

United States bound or England and the Eighth Air Force in order to

conduct heavy bombing missions on Hitlers Germany. The trip across

the Atlantic took many days as the frst o the bomb groups orts

arrived at their home feld o Graton Underwood on May 25, 1943.Bollinger and the 384th ew their frst combat mission against the

enemy on June 22, 1943, with a mission to Antwerp, Belgium. Ardell

ollowed his baptism by fre with seven more missions to targets such

as Hamburg, Germany; Paris, France; Le Mans, France; and Abbevil

France. By September o 1943, Bollinger had completed eight mission

as a radio operator in several dierent B-17s.

Late 1942 through mid-1943 were hard times or the men o the Eight

Air Force. The Eighth was losing men and aircrat at a staggering rate

mostly to German fghter aircrat. Veterans rom other bomb groups

told grim tales o survival to the men o the 384th in the pubs all over

East Anglia that summer and all o 43. Bollinger recalls his frst ew

missions, I remember when we got there, and they told us that the

lie expectancy o a B-17 crewman was fve missions. Ater my fth

mission, I fgured, hell, Ive already beaten the odds, Im good to go, a

only twenty more and I can go home.

At this point in the European air war, the single deadliest enemy that

Eighth Air Force crewmen aced was the German daytime intercepto

Ater the early daylight raids into Hitlers Germany, it was seen that th

American B-17 and B-24 raids were no mere diversion or joke. These

daylight raids were something that the Third Reich had to pay close



attention to or their war material production could be ground to a halt

by these American daylight raiders. As a result o the increased attacks,Germany moved some o her best fghter pilots rom the eastern ront

to the western ront in order to deend against and shoot down the

ever-increasing numbers o American heavy bombers continuously

pounding German industry almost daily.

The previous summer a young German fghter pilot named Herbert

Huppertz was transerred rom the eastern ront to the western ront

to aid in the deense o the atherland. By September 1943, Huppertz

had already achieved the loty status o ace by destroying over 50 Allied

aircrat. On September 23, 1943, this talented young pilot would have

a ateul encounter with Ardell Bollinger and his ellow crewmen high

above German occupied France.

The September 23rd mission started o like any other mission. Wake

up at 0230, breakast at 0330, briefng at 0445 and sit and wait until we

took o a while later. The damn waiting to go was the toughest part,

thats when you started thinking about things. You started thinking

about what might happen to you. Thats when you got scared. The

target was a submarine repair ship that was tied up in Nantes, France

harbor. Ordinarily this would have been considered a milk run, an

easy target, but today would not be a milk run, at least not or Ardell

Bollinger and the crew o his unnamed B-17 serial number 42-3459.

Bollinger states, I was ying with a dierent crew that day and knew

just a ew o the 10 men in the plane. O the 10 guys in the crew, I wasthe one with the most combat experience.

As the B-17s approached the French coast, the German fghters

received their alarm notices and took to the air to deend their

territory. Hauptmann Herbert Huppertz and his squadron mates in

Jagdgeschwader 2 Richtoen took o in their Focke Wul 190 A-6s

to meet the aerial invaders. As Huppertz and his mates approached

the large bomber ormation, they broke up into attack groups and

came at the Flying Fortresses head on. Everything was fne until

we got over the enemy coast. Then it really started to hit the an. The

fghters started attacking us very heavily but our crew managed to

avoid most o the attacks and got through the initial onslaught relatively

unscathed, Bollinger recalls.

During the bomb run over the target, German anti-aircrat artillery,

known as ak, began to pepper the B-17s heavily throughout the

ormation. Bollingers B-17 took several hits and began to lose power

and drop out o ormation. I just recall us getting hit in an engine

and the pilot, (Philip) Higdon, telling us that we were losing power

and dropping behind the rest o the group. I knew that was bad news

because the German fghters liked to prey on the wounded bombers.

They were easier targets. As Bollingers aircrat dropped out o

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Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30, 20116:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm showSunday, July 31, 2011, 11:00 am brunch seatingSntimntal jny A Big Band Salt!Advance ticket purchaseor reservations are recommended.Purchase tickets at www.stagedoorcanteen.orgor call 504-528-1943.

Sunday, July 31, 2011Free dance lessons, 1:00 pm 2:00 pmLive music, 2:00 pm 4:00 pmSnday Swing ating Linl bsFor more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 359

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Stag D Idl at T Stag D CantnFor more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 267.

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Sunday, August 7, 2011, 11:00 am brunch seatinVicty Blls Lllaby Badway MatinAdvance ticket purchase or reservations arerecommended. Purchase tickets atwww.stagedoorcanteen.org or call 504-528-194

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Sunday, August 7, 2011Free dance lessons, 1:00 pm 2:00 pmLive music, 2:00 pm 4:00 pmSnday Swing atingNw olans Mnsins

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Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13, 20116:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm showSunday, August 14, 2011, 11:00 am brunch seatingT rat Pack Nw Tibt SwAdvance ticket purchase or reservations arerecommended. Purchase tickets atwww.stagedoorcanteen.org or call 504-528-1943.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 5:30 pm 8:00 pmStag D Idl - INALSFor more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 267.

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Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20, 20116:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm showSunday, August 21, 2011, 11:00 am brunch seatingMak em Lag! Lynn Win rbts Tibtt t Gat CmdiansAdvance ticket purchase or reservations arerecommended. Purchase tickets atwww.stagedoorcanteen.org or call 504-528-1943.

Sunday, August 21, 2011Free dance lessons, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Live music, 2:00 pm 4:00 pmSnday Swing ating SwingaxFor more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 359.

Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, 20116:00 pm dinner seating, 8:00 pm showSunday, August 28, 2011, 11:00 am brunch seatingT Victy Big Band psntsGlnn Mill: In t Md

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Sunday, August 28, 2011Free dance lessons, 1:00 pm 2:30 pmLive music, 2:30 pm 4:30 pmSnday Swing ating t Victy Sixwit t winn Stag D IdlFor more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 359.

All events are subject to change.Visitnationalww2museum.org/calendar

or call504-528-1944or updates.

Victory Ball 2011

June 3, 2011: Preserving the American Spirit

Thank you to IBERIABANK whose continued support will ensure a memorable

2011 IBERIABANK Victory Ball on June 3, 2011.

The 2011 IBERIABANK Victory Ball theme, Preserving the American Spirit, will

recall the strength o those who served on the battleront and the resilience

and ingenuity o those who supported the war eort at home. Headlining the

evening will be World War II Veteran Harry Connick Sr., whose personal and civic

contributions refect the values o our democracy and the vitality o the American

Spirit so evident in World War II.

This annual undraising event, which supports local and national educational

outreach initiatives, will also celebrate the Grand Opening o the John E. Kushner

Restoration Pavilion. The Restoration Pavilion oers visitors a behind-the-scenes

view o the restoration and preservation techniques applied to priceless relics

rom World War II, like our very own PT-305 boat. The evening will continue with

a seated dinner and program in the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion provided by

acclaimed restaurateur, John Besh. Capping o the night will be the Otto Candies

How Sweet It Is!, our second annual Dessert & Dancing Soiree eaturing the

Bucktown All-Stars in the Stage Door Canteen.

For more inormation, call 504-528-1944 x 334 or e-mail [email protected].



The Battle For New Guinea, Striking

Back at the Rising Sun, The South

Pacifc and Guadalcanal: Land, Sea

and Air.

This years conerence will see the

return o the popular Meet TheSpeakers reception, presented by The

Times-Picayune o New Orleans, where

attendees and speakers will have the

opportunity to mingle with each other

and have books signed.

In addition to the programming and

estivities that attendees have grown

accustomed to at the International

Conerence on World War II, we are

unveiling some unique oerings at this years gathering. The conerence will kick owith the New Discoveries lecture, presented by Richard Frank on The Road to War:

1931-1941 where he will bring to light the latest research and interpretations based on

the research or his upcoming book, the frst o a trilogy on the war in the Pacifc.

To ensure the perpetual participation o veterans at uture conerences, we will present

Oral History Showcases rom the Museums collection beore individual sessions.

The unique insight and perspectives that are provided in the brie videos will lay solid

oundations or the sessions that ollow.

This year the Museum is also making available an extended package or those coneren

attendees that wish to stay on Saturday in New Orleans ater the conerence. The packaincludes an additional nights stay at the Astor Crowne Plaza, a Behind the Lines tour

the Museums collections and much more.

From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal will be the frst o a fve-year 70th Anniversary

o WWII conerence series that will take our guests through the war year-by-year,

bringing in some o the best-known, brightest and most respected authors, historians,

commentators and veterans. These presenters will discuss the various phases and stag

o the war, in both the Pacifc and European theaters o operations and all o the other

locations in between.

The conerence headquarters hotel will be the Astor Crowne Plaza, which is located at tGateway to the French Quarter where Canal Street meets Bourbon Street. The opening

reception and presentation, as well as the closing banquet, will be held in the Museums

Louisiana Memorial Pavilion.

Visit ww2conerence.com to register or learn more about the conerence, view a schedule

events, take advantage o our member and early-bird specials, secure a discounted hote

rate at the Astor Crowne Plaza and learn more about the extended stay package. Also, f

inormation on how you can watch the conerence via live web stream!

See page 13 or pricing and a registration orm.

Speakers scheduled to appear at the

conerence include:

hg Ambs, at The Pacifc, thecompanion book to the HBO miniseries o thesame name

Stvn Bllad, Sni rsac ofcat t Astalian Wa Mmial and dit From a Hostile Shore: Australia and Japan

at War in New Guinea with Keiko Tamura

edwad j. Da, at Japans ImperialArmy: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945andMacArthurs Ultra: Codebreaking and the War

Against Japan, 1942-1945

ricad B. ank, at Guadalcanal:The Defnitive Account o the Landmark

Battleand Downall: The End o the ImperialJapanese Empire

ricad G, vtan t 7th Marine

Regiment, 1st Marine Division who servedalongside Medal o Honor recipient JohnBasilone at Guadalcanal, consultant on theHBO miniseries, The Pacifc

jams hnfsc, at Ship oGhosts: The Story o the USS Houston, FDRs

Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga o

her Survivorsand Neptunes Inerno: The U.S.Navy at Guadalcanal

Kal jams, histian and cat at tAstalian Wa Mmial

jn Lndstm, at First Team:Pacifc Naval Air Combat rom Pearl Harbor to

Midwayand First Team and the GuadalcanalCampaign: Naval Fighter Combat rom August

to November 1942

Dnald L. Mill, at The Story oWorld War IIand D-Days in the Pacifc

Allan r. Milltt, at For the CommonDeense: A Military History o the United

States o America with Peter MaslowskiandA War to be Won: Fighting the Second World

War with Williamson Murray

eic Mll, at American Inquisition:The Hunt or Japanese American Disloyalty in

World War IIand Free to Die or Their Country:The Story o the Japanese American Drat

Resisters in World War II

Ggy uwin, at FacingFearul Odds: The Siege o Wake Island

and Victory in Deeat: The Wake IslandDeenders in Captivity, 1941-1945

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PaCK Your BaGs for aN hisToriC aDVeNTure wiTh fiVe sTar Tours

Visit www.nationalww2museum.org/travel or more inormation or to download tour brochures, or e-mail [email protected].

The Museums travel hotline is 1-877-813-3329, ext 257.

In the Footsteps of the Monuments MenSeptember 16 25, 2011

As devastation was visited on Europe during World War II, some 345

men and women rom 13 nations museum directors, curators, art

historians, artists, architects and educators ollowed the combat to

rescue, preserve and protect Europes artwork. The Monuments Men

recovered more than fve million artistic and cultural treasures.

The Museums Five Star Tours is oering the opportunity to retrace the

ootsteps o these unlikely heroes. In September, Robert Edsel, author o

The Monuments Men (Center Street), will lead a limited number o guestson an exclusive 10-day adventure through Austria, France, Germany and

the Netherlands.

Included in the $14,995-a-person price are luxury accommodations and

meals, rom Paris to Munich. Other stops include Maastricht, Salzburg and

Wrzburg. Highlights include visiting the Louvre, a stop at the salt mines

o Altaussee in Austria where the Nazis hid stolen treasures and a stop at

Hitlers Eagles Nest.

We travel the world admiring its beauty and artwork but take or granted

how these treasures survived the greatest war and greatest thet inhistory, says Edsel. Anyone who loves a heroic story, one thats not very

well-known, says Edsel, will value this trip.

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protective ormation they came under almost instantaneous attack rom German fghter

aircrat. Herbert Huppertz and his FW-190 bore in on Bollingers stricken B-17 rom behind

and sent shell ater armor-piercing shell o 20mm cannon fre into the already wounded

bomber. We dropped out o ormation and all o a sudden we started getting hammered by

German fghters. I mean the attack was relentless, they knew they had us and they werent

letting go. Bollinger continues, We got the word rom the pilot to bail out and I let my radio

compartment and got the ball turret gunner, Kalas, out o his turret so he could bail out.

There was no doubt we were going down. I looked out o one o the waist windows and saw

this FW-190 blow by us with cannons fring and made this beautiul roll out below us and

disappear into the clouds. I remember thinking, this is odd, damn, that guy is really good,

that was beautiul.

As the FW-190 disappeared into the clouds below, Bollingers B-17 continued its death

dive. Ater snapping out o my momentary lapse o consciousness I said to mysel, get the

hell out o this death trap, and I jumped clear. Bollinger descended towards the ground,

unaware o the ate o the rest o his crewmen. As he hit the ground, he saw Joseph Kalas,

the ball turret gunner whom he had helped out o his turret, standing nearby. Together, he

and Kalas decided to head west and hoped to meet riendly resistance workers and return to

England. He soon met up with Leonard Kelly, his waist gunner, and together all three men

successully evaded capture and returned to England. The other seven members o his crew,

Philip Higdon, Louis Ritt, Meyer Hegab, Lawrence Johnston, James Jett, Willard Cronin and

Edward Humphrey, languished through the rest o the war as prisoners o the Third Reichuntil liberation by Allied Forces in April o 1945.

The German Ace Herbert Huppertz was credited with his 54th kill o the war in shooting

down Bollinger and his crew on September 23, 1943, and went on to score 78 aerial

victories beore the 25-year-old ace was killed in a dogfght over Caen by American P-47

Thunderbolts on June 8, 1944.

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Ardell Bollinger was interviewed by the Museums Research Department at his home in

Westchester, Pennsylvania on February 13, 2011.

BoLLINGer continued rom page 7 ArTIACT continued rom page 5

A smoking B-17 goes down as Me-109s attack.

an additional thirty-three victories. The

German ace returned to France in

November 1942 to take command o the

3rd Squadron o JG 2, Jagdgeschwader

Richthoen, and opposed the Allied bombing

campaign o German-occupied Europe.

Forty additional Allied aircrat ell to

Huppertz beore he was shot down and

killed on June 8, 1944, over Caen, France,

ve days ater his 25th birthday.

He was posthumously awarded Oak Leaves

to his Knights Cross and promoted to the

rank o Major. Among Huppertzs kills

were seventeen our-

engine bombers,

several o which are

identied by serialnumbers in U.S. Army

Air Forces missing

aircrat reports.

The Museums Research Department has

since located six survivors rom aircrat

that ell victim to Huppertz in the hopes o

recording their oral histories and urther

interpreting this exciting new artiact.

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