BILL CARTER Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Bill’s favorite saying is “You don’t retire FROM something – you retire TO something” and over 25 years ago he retired to a new vocation of Christian service. Over the years he has shared his time and his talents with many people, and in many ways, more »
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Donald E. Fisher, Mullinville
DONALD E. FISHER Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Don served in the U.S. Coast Guard from January 1951 to January 1954. After a few weeks in boot camp he went in to six months of rigorous physical commando training. The Coast Guard did not receive appropriation to finish that training and his company more »
Dr. William R. Brenner, Larned
DR. WILLIAM R. BRENNER Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Dr. William R. Brenner, M.D. was born in McCracken, KS and raised on a farm north of Bazine in Ness County, KS. He attended medical school at Creighton University and upon completion in 1940 entered the Army Air Corp as a flight surgeon. He more »
Ed Dauber, Greensburg
ED DAUBER Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Edward Dauber Jr. was born September 10, 1932. He moved to Greensburg, KS from Russell, KS in 1948 and attended his last three years of high school, graduating in 1951, at Greensburg High School. Ed worked for Boeing for 1 year before joining the Army in more »
Frank Saiya, Topeka
FRANK SAIYA Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Frank was asked by the Topeka 912 to be present today because of his personal connection to the 9/11 event. Frank is a third generation American of Italian decent. He was born and raised with his three younger brothers in Brooklyn, NY. They were known as more »
Gary Bartlett, Dighton
GARY BARTLETT Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Gary was born in Ransom, KS and raised in Dighton, KS where he played sports, went to school and worked to earn spending money. He graduated in 1965 and was drafted in to the Army in November 1966 a few days before his 20th birthday. After more »
Layton Warn, Hutchinson
LAYTON WARN Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Layton Warn was born in 1921 in Halsey Nebraska. Layton finished high school in Nebraska and then moved to Nickerson Kansas to work in his uncle’s grocery store. In 1940 Layton joined the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the Medical Department at Wheeler Field in more »
Lyle McVay, Greensburg
LYLE MCVAY Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Staff Sergeant Lyle McVay trained in Fort Jordan, Fort Dix, Fort Leavenworth and Fort Hamilton in England. Sergeant McVay was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. Lyle has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and Purple Heart. He was married to his more »
Steve Dawson, Greensburg
STEVE DAWSON Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 A lifetime resident of Greensburg, Steve had a heart bigger than Dallas. His love for community was big even before the tornado, and than his heart became even bigger. Being a member of Greensburg Lions Club, Steve worked very hard for the recovery efforts for his more »
Winnie Frankhauser, Greensburg
WINNIE FRANKHAUSER Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Winnie Fankhauser started quilting at the age of 6 when she begged her grandmother in Arkansas to let the quilt down from the ceiling so she could stitch. Her family moved from Arkansas to Belvidere when she was 12. She graduated from Haviland High School. In more »
