Where History and Heroes  Meet

INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER

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Professor Jason Lantzer

Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana

BOB Begeman
September 4, 1924 - December 25, 2024​​

Monday, February 23

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Send your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or phone (317) 607-6948, no later than Thursday, November 22.


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"

 Alex Rearick

December 1, 1925 - July 28, 2025

2026 MONTHLY DINNER PROGRAMS

(Meet 4th Monday every month - except May and 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 26

FEBRUARY 23

MARCH 23

APRIL 27

MAY 18

JUNE 22

JULY 27

AUGUST 24

SEPTEMBER 28

OCTOBER 26

NOVEMBER 23

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.

Current newsletter:

Professor Jason Lantzer from Butler University will speak on the topic of Eisenhower and the Holocaust.


"...My central thesis is that encountering the Holocaust altered how Ike saw the war he had been waging, bringing a moral tone to what heretofore had largely been a conflict of "us vs. them." Jason Lantzer

"Eisenhower and the Holocaust"

  • Track 11:28
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​​World War II Times Apr 1989 Special Issue Vol. 4 No. 3 (Part 1 & 2)

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​Monday, January 26, 2026

"George J. Matta, Sr., Korean War POW"

Featured Program​​:

Join us! 

 Learn about WWII history from the heroes that lived it. 

​Meet authors, heroes, historians, history buffs & Veterans. ​​​

Everyone is welcome - all ages! 

ROBERT E. "BOB" PEDIGO
October 20, 1923 - October 22, 2024​​

​​​Share and view events for Veterans, friends & families all around Central Indiana.

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​​​​2026 ANNUAL DUES
Veteran Family $20
Non-Veteran Family $25
WWII Veterans FREE​​​​​​​​ Membership​
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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.
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Preview:

​​World War II Times Mar 1989 Vol. 4, No. 2 part 1 & 2

​​World War II Times Nov 1989 Vol. 4, No. 6 (Part 1 & 2)

George J. Matta, JR.

WWII Roundtable Monthly Program

Guest speaker:

OBITUARIES & RESOURCES

Featured Program​​:

Please click on picture links to view newspapers (in two downloadable parts).

Find archives on the "Recommended Reading" page.


(More issues to come.)

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​​​World War II Times Jan 1989 Vol. 4, No. 1 part 1 & 2

​Guest Speaker:

Our new Commemorative Challenge Coins are given FREE to all WWII Veterans.

They are also available with a $10 donation.

​"A gripping, vivid and powerful true life story of the daily struggle to survive in the prisoner of war (POW) camps during the Korean War. Documented are the long march into captivity and over 800 days of desperation, treachery and brutality."

Historical ​Newspaper Collection:

In Memory - Our WWII Veterans

Part 1

Happy New Year, 2026!

​​World War II Times Jul 1989 Vol. 4, No. 4 (Part 1 & 2)

​​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.

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