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Seeking any WWII veterans who were admirers of the late Ann Sheridan (1915-1967) and may have an interest in being interred in a niche beside her. Miss Sheridan's cremated remains were recently discovered in storage and are in the process of being moved to the Los Angeles cemetery where I work. I am in charge of setting up a lasting and permanent memorial to this great star -- and inspiration to millions of brave GIs the world over -- and have a limited number of available spaces in our beautiful Columbarium behind the chapel. Please contact Michael Roman ASAP at 310-560-3077 or email me at mroman@forevernetwork.com.

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Kirkuk firefighters train Iraqis

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Shannon Anderson shows Iraqi firefighter Saad Edrees Younis how to attack a fire during a joint training session here. Sergeant Shannon is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department and is from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

by Staff Sgt. Ruth Curfman

506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs

10/19/2004 - KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- A siren pierces the early evening night calling attention to the bright yellow firetruck speeding toward a pillar of smoke in the distance.

People here are accustomed to the sounds and sights of the emergency response crews as they hurry to save lives and property, but this crew is different.

Instead of U.S. servicemembers deployed to Iraq driving the 10-ton firetruck to its destination, the men behind the wheel have a far more compelling interest in their destination, because they are Iraqi guards.

As part of a program to help rebuild Iraq, the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire department graduated 19 Iraqi students here Oct. 13 after completing a three-day first responder, first aid and firefighting course.

In all, more than 284 people have received this training which began in February.

This is the story of Air Corp. Boot Training at Tent City

Sunday Oct. 24, 1943 Left Miami Beach Hotel at 1 P.M. arrived at Tent City at 4:15 P.M.. No Hotels there is 400 tents with 8 men to a tent. For next few dats you eat with

Your army utensils and drink from a large canvass bag. The firing range is just across the street.. We fire carbine, Springfield,tommy gun, and other weaponds.I shot a 142,, does

Any-one know if that is good or bad? There were guards all around to keep us from leaving.The only toilets were slit trenches and it rained all night. We got chemical war-fare training when thay through tear gas among us and we put our gas masks on..

We left tent city Wed.27th and returned to our Miami Beach hotels. For those who were at Miami Beach do these name ring a bell. Hotel Netherland,,Nautilus,,Pancoast,,Nausaue,,

Macfadden Deaville,,Edge Water Beach,,St., Moritz,,Massonettes,,Grand Plaza,,Rendale

And for eating Hauffman Café.. Remember Nov. 18, 1943 every-one was re-stricted to there hotels ,because they lost 147 men and they took a head count. There goes my senior moment

Hi,

Listen to soothing music and getting ready to fly in the wild blue yonder

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Seaman A. Knapp Jr. - 1/5/2001

DALLAS - Funeral services for Seaman Arthur Knapp Jr., 85, were held Friday,

Dec. 29, in Highland Park United Methodist Church.

Mr. Knapp died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Dallas.

He was a native of Lake Charles and had lived in Dallas for 45 years. He

graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in mechanical engineering in

1937. He was an Army veteran and served in World War II with the 540th Combat

Engineers. He received the Legion of Merit for his service at Anzio and retired

from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. He worked for U.S. Steel's oil well

division for 41 years.

He was a member of the Park Cities Lions Club and was a lifetime member of the

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the 540th Combat Group Association,

the Dallas Knife and Fork Club and the Park City Club. He was an assistant

scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 72 for many years. He was a member of Highland

Park United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Marion Gilbert Knapp; one son, William Arthur Knapp

of Dallas; and three grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, 3300

Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205; Boy Scouts of America Circle 10 Council,

8605 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75201; or Baylor University Medical Center,

3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, the family said.