visited the Museum along with his friend Bernard Simbole.
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Mr. E. Kimball, former Secret Service for President George H.W. Bush (12 years) visited the Museum along with his friend Bernard Simbole.
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NAVAL AIR STATION FORT LAUDERDALE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION & MUSEUM
BOARD of DIRECTORS 2015 Ben Langley NASFLHA.........Founding Father Sgt. Donald Prichard.............President Karl Bork...............................Vice-President Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr............Museum Director Dorothy Riser........................Treasurer Norene Keyser......................Secretary Dr. Anthony Atwood..............Historian Nels Pearson........................JAG (Judge Advocate General) David White...........................Media Liaison, Flight 19 Virginia Montalvo...................Education / School Programs Director Ray Rivera.............................Sergeant at Arms Edgar “Buddy” Galvin.............Event Speaker Liaison Rudy Oetting..........................Public Relations David Epstein.........................Public Relations Gary Kilbride..........................Social Media Gary Adams...........................Tours / Groups / Events Deborah Hamilton..................General Office Manager Minerva Bloom.......................Coordinator/Website Manager BRIEF BIOS: Ben Langley: NASFLHA Founding Father USN Seabee (Ret). Collector, Curator and Historian.Wife Charlotte (Pat), USN Medic (Ret). 40 years with the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department (Ret). Sgt. Donald Prichard: President Florida Army National Guard 1998 – 2006. U.S Army 2003 – 2004 Iraq. BSO (Broward Sheriff's Office) 2001 – Present. Public Speaker, Business Owner. Karl Bork: Vice-President Museum volunteer since 2000. Naval Aviator, 1965 - 1970. Attorney (Ret). Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr: Museum Director Museum volunteer since 2004. Broward County Historical Commissioner. FBI Citizens Academy. Local Board of the Selective Service. Physician. Dorothy Riser: Treasurer Museum volunteer since 1979. Business Owner. Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council. Norene Keyser: Secretary Museum volunteer since 1979. Accountant and Tax specialist. Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council. Dr. Anthony Atwood: Historian Chief Warrant Officer, USN (Ret), Professor at Florida International University. Founder & Director Military Museum of South Florida. Nels Pearson: JAG (Judge Advocate General) Museum volunteer since 1980. U.S Army (Ret). Lawyer. David White: Media Liaison – Flight 19 Museum volunteer since 2000. USNR, WWII. NASFL Flight Instructor. Search for Flight 19. Public Speaker. Virginia Montalvo: Education / School Programs Director Museum Volunteer since 2000. Former NASFLHA Vice-President. CAP (Civil Air Patrol), Member of the Air Force Association Gold Coast Chapter. Ray Rivera: Sergeant at Arms Museum volunteer since 2006. USNR, WWII & Korea. USS Bunker Hill survivor. Frogman Trainee. Veterans of Foreign Wars past Commander. David Epstein: Public Relations Museum volunteer since 2009. USNR, Parachute Rigger with George H.W. Bush WWII. Former business owner. Edgar “Buddy” Galvin: Event Speaker Liaison Museum volunteer since 2011. Long Range Aerial Navigator, USNR WWII. Search for Flight 19. Aerial Navigator Instructor at NAS Opa-locka. Past Mayor of Hallandale. Past President Chamber of Commerce. Rudy Oetting: Public Relations Museum volunteer since 2011. USMC 1954-59, Sgt. Marines Aviator. Flight Radio Operator. Board member and former Council President, Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council. Gary Kilbride: Social Media Museum volunteer since 2010. USN 1956-60, Gunner/Navigator, A3D Skywarrior. Broward County Permitting & Licensing Dept. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Gary Adams: Tours / Groups & Events Museum Docent since 2014. Former Mackey Airlines Capt.; Broward County Aviation Department (Ret. 2010); Former President Trans Air; Chief Operations Officer Sky Bus; General Manager Island Express; all FLL based companies. Deborah Hamilton: General Office Manager Museum volunteer since 2010. Navy daughter. Former Manager at Pearls Arts & Crafts Fort Lauderdale. Minerva Bloom: Museum Coordinator / Website Manager Museum volunteer since 2010. Editor, graphic design. INTERNSHIPS Matthew James Bloom: Library, curatorial, research, veterans project. Florida State University. We didn't realize all the nice reviews we had on Trip Advisor! Thank you to all the kind visitors for taking the time to write reviews of their experience at the Museum! Reviews are welcome!
A Navy TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, like the one above from NAS Fort Lauderdale
was found near Sebastian in the mid-1960s. (Courtesy Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum) Were two dead pilots part of Lost Patrol? Read Article by Ken Kaye Online at Sun Sentinel contact the reporter News from Rick Makowski: "Ladies and Gents, Now only two (of the 80) Doolittle's Raiders remain; Dick Cole and David Thatcher. Bob Hite of Nashville, passed on Palm Sunday and Ed Saylor in WA state passed in late January. The Raiders will receive the Congressional Gold Medal and on their 73rd Anniversary of the mission (18 April), will present it to the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH. If in Dayton, check out the 80 Goblets and the two that remain upright and tip a glass on the 18th to the Raiders and all of our WWII Vets! Dick's grandson recently graduated from West Point; I never asked why he didn't go to Zoom School instead. Thanks, Rick Makowski" April 1942: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle and Capt. Marc A. Mitscher with members of Doolittle’s Raiders while en route to Japan on board USS Hornet CV-8. (Maritime Quest).
Doolittle Raiders Congressional Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony
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