Where History and Heroes Meet
INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER
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SPECIAL UPCOMING EVENT
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"Blanche Barnes
Send your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or phone (317) 607-6948, by or before Thursday, May 14.
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"
Kathryn Lerch, moderator
and the American Red Cross
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:
"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, May 18, 2026
Featured Program:
YouTube Link to the memorial ceremony on Iwo Jima:
John Shively on YouTube
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.
VETERAN STORIES
June 26, 2-4PM
hosted by
Carmel American Legion Post 155
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)
WWII Roundtable Monthly Dinner Meeting
Clubmobile Program"
"The photos below are: my group standing in front of a Sherman tank that was destroyed by a Japanese mine on Peleliu, and of me with a 48-star American flag on Iwo Jima with Mt. Suribachi in the background."
John Shively, author/historian
"Blanche Barnes
and the American Red Cross
Clubmobile Program"
by Robert L. Gangwere,
featured guest speaker
The American Red Cross Clubmobile program during WWII was a vital morale-boosting service where female volunteers, known as "Donut Dollies," operated mobile social clubs in repurposed trucks and buses. These units served coffee, fresh doughnuts, and comfort items to frontline soldiers in Europe, delivering a "piece of home" and entertainment to battle-weary troops.
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.
Historical Newspaper Collection:
The American Red Cross Clubmobile program during WWII was a vital morale-boosting service where female volunteers, known as "Donut Dollies," operated mobile social clubs in repurposed trucks and buses. These units served coffee, fresh doughnuts, and comfort items to frontline soldiers in Europe, delivering a "piece of home" and entertainment to battle-weary troops.
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
by Robert L. Gangwere,
featured guest speaker
In Memory - Our WWII Veterans
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.
Thank you for your very generous $1000.00 donation to directly benefit our WWII Roundtable members and to help preserve military history!
59 surprised attendees enjoyed free meals at our February 23, 2026 dinner meeting.
We deposited the remaining money into our out-of-town guest speaker kitty.
Thank you,
Executive Board, WWII Roundtable
"May the sun shine warm upon your face."
Dear Anonymous Patriot Donor!