Where History and Heroes Meet
INDIANAPOLIS WORLD WAR II ROUNDTABLE - ERNIE PYLE CHAPTER
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Send your RSVP to Karl Kleinbub, knj1002@myninestar.net, or phone (317) 607-6948, by or before Thursday, July 23.
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:
*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"
- 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, August 24, 2026
AUGUST FEATURED PROGRAM:
Leighton Roy Willhite
April 12, 1925 - June 12, 2026
YouTube Link to the memorial ceremony on Iwo Jima:
John Shively on YouTube
"FROM THE HEART'S CLOSET
A Young Girl's World War II Story"
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)
WWII Roundtable Monthly
Dinner Meeting
"The two photos, below, are of 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
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
Special Credit:
Clip links to an article in Stroll Cambridge magazine, Jan. 2026 edition, published by Anne Manley
Our new Commemorative Challenge Coins are given FREE to all WWII Veterans.
They are also available with a $10 donation.
Historical Newspaper Collection:
"From the Heart's Closet: A Young Girl's World War II Story" by Anneliese "Lee" Krauter (Schatzi Press, 2005) is a memoir recounting one of the lesser-known chapters of WWII: the internment of German-Americans.
Krauter was born in New York City in 1935 to German immigrant parents. Because of her father Otto's immigration status, the FBI seized him, wrongly suspecting him of harboring a spy. The family was subsequently interned at Crystal City, Texas, alongside Japanese-American internees, and eventually "repatriated" to Germany just as the war was entering its final, most destructive phase — arriving to a country under bombardment.
The book, told through young Lee's eyes, covers themes of separation, intolerance, fear, and hunger, set against the shock of living through Allied bombing, but is ultimately framed as a story of courage, determination, and family solidarity. Krauter wrote it after fifty years of silence on the subject, and it stands as one of the few published accounts of German-American internment, a history far less documented than that of Japanese-American internment. Krauter, fluent in both German and English, has since spoken to schools and civic groups about her wartime experience." -Claude AI
Sources:
From the Heart's Closet – German American Internee Coalition
Goodreads: From the Heart's Closet
Amazon listing"
Research and Summary Credit:
Claude AI
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
Anneliese Krauter, author
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.
FEATURED SPEAKER: