Where History and Heroes Meet
INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER
Walter P. Linne
American WWII War Orphan Network (AWON)
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VOLUNTEER NEEDED
WWII Roundtable website update duty
We need a volunteer to help with website update duty. If you have some computer graphics experience and are interested, please contact WWII Roundtable president Dr. Charles Holt during one of our dinner meetings.
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Monday, November 23, 2026
WWII ROUNDTABLE MONTHLY DINNER MEETINGS
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:
(OCT - NOV NEWSLETTER coming soon)
*NOTE:We are prepared for an occasional program change that may occur due to a scheduled speaker’s unexpected health concern, stormy weather, etc.
"Iwo Jima Tour March 2026"
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World War II Times Apr 1989 Special Issue Vol. 4 No. 3 (Part 1 & 2)
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Monday, October 26, 2026
PROGRAM:
Leighton Roy Willhite
April 12, 1925 - June 12, 2026
YouTube Link to the memorial ceremony on Iwo Jima:
John Shively on YouTube
SPEAKER:
NOVEMBER DINNER MEETING
"What We Are Fighting Against:
Dwight Eisenhower and the American discovery of the concentration camps"
VOLUNTEER NEEDED
WWII Roundtable website update duty
We need a volunteer to help with website update duty. If you have some computer graphics experience and are interested, please contact WWII Roundtable president Dr. Charles Holt during one of our dinner meetings.
Professor Jason Lantzer from Butler University will speak on the topic of Eisenhower and the Holocaust. He will also bring copies of his book "Dwight Eisenhower and the Holocaust" to sell and sign.
"...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
WALTER P. LINNE
at father's gravesite, Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis
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.
2026 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
World War II Times Nov 1989 Vol. 4, No. 6 (Part 1 & 2)
Jason Lantzer, Ph.D.
Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
OCTOBER DINNER MEETING
*** DO NOT email your RSVPto our website email ***
Email your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or call him at (317) 607-6948, by Thursday before Monday's meeting date.
"My presentation will be about my father, Walter J. Linne, and his experiences and how he motivated me to be the best I could be.
I will talk briefly about my role as a war orphan and our organization, American WWII Orphan Network (AWON), founded by Ann Bennett Mix." by Walt Linne
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
Our new Commemorative Challenge Coins are given FREE to all WWII Veterans.
They are also available with a $10 donation.
PROGRAM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Historical Newspaper Collection:
"In Their Memory - Never Forgotten"
To keep in our memory our fathers and all servicemen that sacrificed their lives for our freedom and country.
Flight from Saipan to Tinian North Field in March 2026. Notice the progression of reclaiming the old World War II airfields used to bomb Japan in 1944-45.
YouTube Link to: Tinian North Field 2026
In Memory - Our WWII Veterans
Brigadier General Dwight Eisenhower (front, left) served as military governor of the American-occupied zone of Germany in 1945 after the war in Europe had ended.(Source: Wikipedia)
ANN BENNETT MIX
Founder, American WWII Orphan Network (AWON)
Our website email is for your input: news, ideas and suggestions for speakers.
Website email (not for RSVP):info@WWIIRoundtable.com
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.
SPEAKER/AUTHOR:
WALTER J. LINNE
Sgt Tank Commander, Infantry/US Army,
Two Purple Heart medals
KIA, March 24, 1945
*** DO NOT email your RSVP to our website email ***
Email your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or call him at (317) 607-6948, by or before Thursday, October 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"