WE MOURN THE LOSS OF ELMO L. SMILEY OF THE GREATEST GENERATION
We have been informed by his family this week, Elmo L. Smiley of the 321 Glider Field Artillery Company B with the 101st Airborne, passed away on June 17, 2021. So many of our precious WWII Veterans have gone to their final reward this year. The Airborne call this, “going to meet the Great Jump-Master in the sky.”
Over the years he appreciated the cards from the Old Team and members of the New Team.
Note: Richard Wolf was the founder of the WW II Airborne Demonstration Team ® in Frederick Oklahoma. In 2016 he stepped off the board for medical reasons, then was removed off the team after a disagreement. Over 20 years of hard work and lots of his equipment was confiscated and never returned. Sad way to treat a Veteran.
AFTER ACTION REPORT:
April, May and June have been busy months at the World War II Airborne Command
Lots of traveling and picking up items.
One of our founders the late Kacy Craver- Master Parachute Rigger, historian, a real craftsman, who passed away on February 14 2021, His Wife & Daughter just donated a lot of equipment left in his shop to our new organization the World War II Airborne command. Kacy will be missed by his spirit now lives on with the new organization.
HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY. Let's take a moment to Remember & HONOR Our Veterans.
THANK You FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WORLD WAR II AIRBORNE COMMAND
Army Airborne, Military, PaRACHUTE SCHOOL,
World War II Airborne Demonstration Team®, MUSEUM, HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CSM HERRINGTON
Any of you that have attended class at "The Old Team In Frederick", and had the honor of meeting and serving with CSM Herrington. It was His Birthday last week, Please be free to give him a call.
Also like to Thank, Nick Pulera from the Southern Wisconsin All Airborne Chapter for donating a model of a WWII Model glider signed by former veterans and several other exhibits to our Future Museum.
Kacy along with Richard & Roger Wolf, Sgt Major Herrington, Bryan Morris and Jeff Chena have spent hours tirelessly designing the facility and obtaining equipment for the new organization. “As Richard Wolf stated, We now can complete and achieve the goal which we started some 30 years ago without a board that is not on the same page of the mission always stopping us."
Our Goal is to have a real looking WW II Demonstration Team and finally a Parachute Museum to Preserve The Past -To Educate The Future. Working with Kacy and the New Board has been the game changer. We would also like to thank Dennis Hayes, Dan Cutting, James Tang, Mel Tilley, Harry Hannah and Mark Smith for their help and input putting together this new organization.
The World War II Airborne Command would Like to Thank Pat Craver and Debbie Goff for their donation.
The WORLD WAR II AIRBORNE COMMAND™ also just purchased 25 Strong Mfg SET 10 PARACHUTE CANOPIES for their "NEW WORLD WAR II AIRBORNE DEMONSTRATION TEAM®" The Team also had Modified Market Garden Y-7 Harnesses made, for an Authentic WWII look. A original photo of the Y-7 is below.
We have finally accumulated enough standard equipment and specialty equipment to include parachute testing machines and a complete parachute specific machine shop to allow the Airborne Command to have the capability to establish a first, second and third echelon
OUR FUTURE SHOP
THE "KACY CRAVER' RIGGER BUILDING
BELOW
OUR MISSION
WWII Airborne Commands mission is to restore WWII artifacts and conduct WWII military techniques designed to preserve crucial military legacy of WWII and educate the public on the importance of these military advances. We plan to establish an educational training center to preserve historical airborne and military skills. At the education center we will provide hands-on classes that teach general WWII military training, parachuting techniques, and military classes as well as, more traditional lecture focused classes that discuss the impact these WWII techniques have on modern military techniques. Our long-term vision is to operate a museum to which both preserves the past and educates the public about WWII. We believe in Remember Honor Serve, the importance of honoring the memory of those who died by maintaining our freedom by employing the techniques that these brave soldiers employed during WWII. Our nonprofit will engage in regular WWII Airborne style and other military styles for demonstrations along with other educational outreach events designed to further our mission.
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