Where History and Heroes Meet
INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard:
"We Practice To Do It Right"
Speaker: Walter Sherman, USAF (Retired)
Senior Trustee, Indianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard
This is the story about the "other D-Day" - the August 1944 invasion of southern France, which took place two months after the June 6th, 1944 Allied D-Day landings in Normandy.
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***Featured Program with Guest Speaker***
Send your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or phone (317) 607-6948, no later than Thursday before Monday's program.
Please bring exact change ($11 cash) for your dinner, plus a few dollars for your generous dinner tip. Drawing tickets are $5 (ea) and are optional. Prizes are your pick of a variety of military history collector artifacts and books.
Northside Events & Social Club
(formerly K of C)
2100 E 71st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
"WWII TIMES"
2025 MONTHLY DINNER PROGRAMS
(Meet 4th Monday every month - except December)
Dinner (RSVP), $11 + table tip, please (tip not included with $11)
5:00 pm doors open - 6:00 PM dinner served
7:00 PM program starts
JANUARY 27
FEBRUARY 24
MARCH 24
APRIL 28
MAY 19
JUNE 23
JULY 28
AUGUST 25
SEPTEMBER 22
OCTOBER 27
NOVEMBER 24
DECEMBER (No meeting)
MISSION STATEMENT
The Indianapolis Ernie Pyle Chapter of the WWII Roundtable was formed in 1987.
Every month we have Veterans, guests and members share their real-life stories.
We bring in speakers who are experts and authors of military history, including local leaders of the military community.
Our diverse members are Veterans, Veteran families, friends or military enthusiasts, war aficionados and history buffs.
We learn about history and meet real American heroes.
Travel Announcement
Current Newsletter:
"Operation Dragoon, The 2nd D-Day"
Kathryn Lerch & Marlene Mendonsa
Please click on this "Riviera to the Rhine" photo to see all photos.
Becky Holbert, of the board of directors, Friends of Ernie Pyle, was our February, 2025 speaker. She spoke about her father, a WWII veteran and POW, and her work on the Ernie Pyle & Veterans Memorial Park fund raising project. Karl Kleinbub, board member presented Becky with a check for $250 raised by the board of the WWII Roundtable - Indianapolis Ernie Pyle Chapter.
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World War II Times Apr 1989 Special Issue Vol. 4 No. 3 (Part 1 & 2)
Becky Holbert & Karl Kleinbub
Join us!
Learn about WWII history from the heroes that lived it.
Meet authors, heroes, historians, history buffs & Veterans.
Everyone is welcome - all ages!
Share and view events for Veterans, friends & families all around Central Indiana.
2025 ANNUAL DUES
Veteran Family $20
Non-Veteran Family $25
WWII Veterans FREE Membership.
Make check payable to: WWII Roundtable Inc.
MAIL TO: Andy Fulks, Treasurer, WWII Roundtable Inc.
917 E Walnut St, Lebanon, IN 46052
CASH: Pay in person with check or cash at the sign-in table.
TO JOIN:
Attend a meeting, provide your contact information and pay your dues in person, check or cash.
World War II Times Mar 1989 Vol. 4, No. 2 part 1 & 2
Ernie Pyle & Veterans Memorial Park
Fund Raising Expansion Project
Friends of Ernie Pyle is a charitable foundation that runs the Ernie Pyle WWII Museum in Dana, Indiana. Funds raised will go to the Ernie Pyle & Veterans Memorial Park to honor the beloved Indiana journalist & those who served.
(Reference: Jan - March 2025 Newsletter, page 3, and the Ernie Pyle website.)
WWII Roundtable Dinner Program
Monday, March 24, 2025
(Click on Bob's photo to link to more pictures.)
Please click on picture links to view newspapers (in two downloadable parts).
Find archives on the "Recommended Reading" page.
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World War II Times Jan 1989 Vol. 4, No. 1 part 1 & 2
History
Our new Commemorative Challenge Coins are given FREE to all WWII Veterans.
They are also available with a $10 donation.
Historical Newspaper Collection:
In Memory
Join Kathryn Lerch on this special tour that follows the steps of Alma DeLuce (click on link to slides), as documented in Kathryn's Legacy Initiative project’s book "Your European Correspondent Alma DeLuce." Interested travelers tour some of the destinations the De Luce couple visited in 1939-1941. This trip is designed for a smaller group of 15-20 travelers. Please RSVP to Kathryn Lerch, 317-250-8661. cell, if you plan to attend. Click the link to a preliminary flyer of the trip itinerary.
Northside Events & Social Club (formerly "Knights of Columbus")
2100 E 71st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
Doors open - 5 PM. Dinner/(RSVP) - 6 PM. Program - 7 PM.
Following the steps of Alma DeLuce
A 15-day tour trip in Europe, June 9-23, 2025, with author, editor, historian Kathryn Lerch as tour guide.