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Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Authors
Lopez, Edward J.
Memoirs
World War II veterans
Item ID
34907AN
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Former Arcadia resident, Chris Wachter, who is an Air Force captain and served in the Iraq War, met with Temple city resident Vernon Isgrig who trained pilots during World War II. Isgrig encouraged Wachter to become a pilot.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Wachter, Chris
Isgrig, Vernon
War - Iraq
Item ID
25701AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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World War II B-17 bomber pilot Jack McEwan shares his story with Baldwin Stocker Elementary School students.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Lau, Jayden
McEwan, Jack
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Veterans Day
World War II veterans
Item ID
34539AN
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World War II veteran B-17 bomber pilot Jack McEwan is honored by Baldwin Stocker Elementary School students for Veterans Day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34358
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
McEwan, Richard
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Veterans Day
World War II veterans
Item ID
34551AN
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Newspaper Index
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Oral History

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Contents
See also VF Santa Anita Assembly Center for Mrs. Murayama's oral history 1. Interview with Roy H. Pike, who has lived in Arcadia since 1925. (1976) 2. Interview with George McCoy, 81 years old. Sept. 1978. 3. Conversation held July 10, 1980 with Mary Cuellar Rodrigues. 4. Conversations and in…
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See also VF Santa Anita Assembly Center for Mrs. Murayama's oral history
1. Interview with Roy H. Pike, who has lived in Arcadia since 1925. (1976)
2. Interview with George McCoy, 81 years old. Sept. 1978.
3. Conversation held July 10, 1980 with Mary Cuellar Rodrigues.
4. Conversations and interview with Henry Mauch and his wife, Cacilie, at their home September 12, 1980.
5. Raymond Bowman, Arcadia High School Band Director. 1976
6. Patrick Carlin, Arcadia resident. 1976
7. Dr. Norvell Dice, Superintendent of Arcadia Schools, 1976
8. Eunice Easley, secretary to Mr. Lowery McCaslin, owner of Anoakia. 1976
9. Julian Fisher, son of E.J. Baldwin's farrier. 1976.
10. Fujikawa. Interview about Japanese internment. 1976
11. Edwin J. Gengler. 1977
12. Mrs. James M. Green. 1976
13. James Griffitts, former City Councilman. 1976
14. R.H. Hamilton, resident at 170 E. Longden Avenue, 1976
7/12/2006
15. Rudolph Hartman, pioneer pharmacist of Sierra Madre who remembered Anita Baldwin. 1976
16. Morris Hegg, long time plumbing contractor . 1976
17. Murray Imhoff. 1976
18. Benjamin Kiley. 1976
19. Ed Knisley, son of business manager of Anita Baldwin in later years. 1976.
20. Florence Knurr, owner of Clara Baldwin Stocker home on Foothill Boulevard. 1977.
21. Earl Kramer. 1976.
22. Tony Lopez, son of family that formerly lived on Baldwin Ranch. 1976.
23. Mrs. James Matthews. 1976
24. Joseph Mullender, grandson of Clara Baldwin. 1976
25. Joseph Mullender. 1977.
26. Catherine Mundy, newspaper columnist with the Arcadia Tribune. 1976 or 1977.
27. Roy Pike, Arcadia Poultryman. 1976
28. Sidney Platford, local history authority and long-time Arcadia resident. 1976
29. Raymond Ramuz, nurseryman. 1976
30. Conrad Reibold, former City Councilman. 1976
31. F. Harold Roach, Arcadia Tribune owner and editor for many years. 1976
32. F. Harold Roach. Interview by different interviewer.
33. Mark Sellers, jockey who grew up in Arcadia. 1977
34. William Shoemaker, noted jockey. 1976.
35. Mrs. Marilyn Stoke, race horse owner. 1976.
36. Miss Adele Strutzenberg. 1976
37. Fernando Toro, jockey. 1976
38. Adrian E. Winkler. 1976.
39. Alice Wood. 1976
40. Joseph D. Mullender, great grandson of Lucky Baldwin. 1964
41. Joseph D. Mullender and Mrs. W.A. Heater, recent owner of Clara Baldwin Stocker home.
42. Claire Charles, friend of Anita Baldwin. 1963
43. Charles W. Jones, mayor of Sierra Madre in 1907. 1962
44. William D. Millard, sixth mayor of Arcadia. 1963.
45. Clara Bertolina, whose husband used to work for Lucky Baldwin. 1968.
46. Lucille Bateman. 1976
47. John Edmund Moore, "My life story," no date.
48. Julian Fisher, son of E.J. Baldwin's African-American farrier. August 4, 1976. Transcribed interview conducted at Julian Fisher's home.
49. Julian Fisher, son of E.J. Baldwin's African-American farrier. August 17, 1976. Transcribed interview.
50. Joe Sciarra, an Arcadia resident and World War II veteran, born in 1924. Interviewed on video, on June 1, 2022. Transcribed interview. Joe's 6 part oral history videos can be viewed at Arcadia Public Library's YouTube playlist called Arcadia Oral History Project at https://tinyurl.com/mukmyfv9
Subjects
Oral History
Physical Description
3 folders
Item ID
159AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Mayor Bob Harbicht will host "Speaking of Arcadia" at the Arcadia Historical Museum and will have a roundtable discussion with 5 people who lived here when Huntington Drive was two lanes and orange groves covered most of the city. "Speak of Arcadia" airs on cable channel 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32746
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia history
Contreras, Joe
Harbicht, Bob
Harpole, Ruth
Perkins, Bob
Ramsell, Roberts
Reeder, Ruth
Item ID
32943AN
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Oral History Audio Tapes

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ORAL HISTORY AUDIO TAPES On ¼ inch magnet tape, 7 inch reel: Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Mrs. Claire Charles, February 13, 1963; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Floyd and Mildred Kingsley, May 17, 1968; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; Mr. Mullender an…
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ORAL HISTORY AUDIO TAPES On ¼ inch magnet tape, 7 inch reel: Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Mrs. Claire Charles, February 13, 1963; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Floyd and Mildred Kingsley, May 17, 1968; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; Mr. Mullender and his wife, 1964; Mrs. Heater and Mr. Mullender, March 11, 1964; Dr. Lawrence Powell (Dean of UCLA Library School), speech January 12, 1962. On compact cassette: Lucille Bateman, May 19, 1976; Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; George McCoy, September 1978; Mr. Mullender and his wife, 1964; Mrs. Heater and Mr. Mullender, March 11, 1964; Seymour, Hortense (Music)-no date
Subjects
Oral History Audio Tapes
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 94
Shelf Number
Shelf C6
Item ID
400AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Arcadian Chris Wachter, now an Air Force captain, is lauded for his role in the War on Iraq.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
War - Iraq
Wachter, Chris
Item ID
25581AN
Collection
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Personal Narratives (SEE ALSO - Oral History)

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1. "The Santa Anita Rancho." By Percy Bonebrake. Seven pages. 2. "Caminos - Pioneering with the Paynes (Dee M. Payne), 1907-1947." Published by the Arcadia Historical Society. 3. "Tales of Ben Benadum, Parts I, II and III." Arcadia Tribune August 11 and 14, 1968. 4. "From the notebook of Bruce …
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1. "The Santa Anita Rancho." By Percy Bonebrake. Seven pages.
2. "Caminos - Pioneering with the Paynes (Dee M. Payne), 1907-1947." Published by the Arcadia Historical Society.
3. "Tales of Ben Benadum, Parts I, II and III." Arcadia Tribune August 11 and 14, 1968.
4. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 1." No date, four pages.
5. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 2." No date, six pages.
6. Shiershke, R. M. - Family History. Beginning narration to be supplemented. Received July, 1978.
7. "Reminiscences of boyhood in Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, September 21, 1978.
8. "Arcadia city father taps old memories (James A. Stoker)." Arcadia Tribune, August 10, 1967. Two copies.
9. "Arcadia 'just growed like little topsy' (R.H. Schwartzkopf)." Pasadena Star News, January 1950.
10. "Arcadian tells lot of history (Tom Hefferon)." Daily News Post, January 4, 1968.
11. "Ray Dorn, a key figure in Arcadia's life style." Arcadia Tribune, August 11, 1971.
12. Personal recollections of Ranelds Haag. Four page letter from Haag to cousin Alice Schrock, December 1982.
13. "R.H. Schwartzkopf: Pioneer Arcadia Developer." Three pages of conversation compiled by Nancy Hutton, while talking with subject, Summer 1954.
14. Personal recollections of Vera Van Houten Van Iwaarden, November 1980.
15. Personal recollections of Laura Kreutzkamp Belden, daughter of Arcadia Santa Fe Railway agent, 1909-1915. Two pages from an interview with Pat McAdam, November 1980.
16. Interview with Gladys Daniels (Mrs. Albert) conducted by Pat McAdam, February 13, 1981.
17. Recollections of Adrian Winkler as told to Pat McAdam, January 1981.
18. Recollections of Grace Cook, daughter of Jim Duff. News article, no date.
19. Miscellaneous recollections of Arcadia residents during the 1920's. One page of excerpts from long oral interviews conducted by high school students. Use proper names indicated on this page to look up other files on these individuals.
20. Background of Carl Ettensperger, owner of a dairy originally on Sixth and Valnett, circa 1920. Information given by his daughter-in-law, May 1981.
21. Anonymous recollections from the 1930's and 1940's.
22. Recollections of Ava Fickling/ Letter written by subject circa 1966-1967 regarding her father's life and work as foreman of the Lucky Baldwin Rancho.
23. Recollections of Harriet Jordan Mooney. Letter written by subject to Pat McAdam, April 7, 1982.
24. Recollections of Reid Greer, December 1981.
25. Letter from Leon F. Case dated November 12, 2000. With computer enhanced pictures from Leon Case's childhood in Arcadia, with some captions: images of Leon Case at Santa Anita Motor Inn, children on horseback, his mother in 1944.
26. Musings by Jerry Selmer, an article from the Friends of the Library newsletter "Among Friends," Feb-Mar 2010, about Santa Anita Park as a 'relocation center' during World War II. Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.
Subjects
Personal Narratives (SEE ALSO - Oral History)
Item ID
102AF
Collection
Subject Files
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John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Balloon School
World War I
Item ID
595AN
Collection
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Part of promotional literature for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and Bob Johnston DEATH VALLEY MINING AND MILLING CO Capital Stock $750,000. Baldwin was President, Johnston was Vice President, and H.A.Unruh was treasurer. It has Arcadia, Calif, printed at bottom. Includes photo of Baldwin and Johnston.

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unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Mines and mining
Johnston, Bob
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
941
Collection
Photographs
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Vietnam veteran Bob Wieland was honored by the Arcadia City Council on Tuesday night. Wieland lost both his legs while serving in the war.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
24571AN
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photo of stock certificate for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin/Bob Johnston Death Valley Mining and Milling Co.

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no date on certificate
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Date
no date on certificate
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Mines and mining
Johnston, Bob
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
937
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of some forms showing the regulations under which Americans lived during World War II. On top is a War Ration Book. Next item is the Proclamation that decreed the West Coast Blackout area where light at night was required to be blocked to the outside. The final item is a War Damage Insurance Policy.

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Date
c.1942
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Date
c.1942
Subjects
Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1145
Collection
Photographs
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Veterans group and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato celebrate World War II veteran Jack McEwan's 100th birthday. He was a pilot on a B-17 bomber from 1942-1943.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
Verlato, April
Veterans
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A pilot program called "Arboretum Explorers" teaches children about nature. It is a 5-day summer camp. Natalia Chang, 8, of Arcadia is shown in a photograph.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. U12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. U12
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Arboretum Explorers 2004
Children's Activities - Summer camps - Day camps
Chang, Natalia
Item ID
29012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photograph of Arcadia resident Heidi Sahm on her trip to London, England.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Sahm, Heidi
Item ID
29177AN
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
Collection
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Community members watched as the POW/MIA Flag was raised in memory of all who are missing in action or were prisoners of war in America's conflicts.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia (City) history - 2001 - 2009
Item ID
20473AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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