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FLYING FORTRESS CREW AT ALEXANDRIA (LA) ARMY AIR FIELD. Front row,
left to right: Second Lt. Kennth L Buzza, Second Lt. John G Blythe, Second Lt. Irving B
Porton, Second Lt. Michael J Cingle. Second row , left to right: Sgt. George V Spraggins,
Sgt. John A McMenamin, Sgt. David G Morgan, Sgt. Jack Madlung, Sgt. Eugene P Minchoff,
Sgt. Walter E Suggett. Jack Madlung passed away Dec. 27, 1998. |
Jack
was a member of the 398th Bomb Group that was based at Nuthampstead in England.
Allen Ostrom, Editor of Flak News (Seattle, WA), had included Jack and his wife Jean on
many returns to Nuthampstead where they have made many wonderful friends. The
Barkers (Tony and Greta) farm at Nuthampstead was the scene of our first tour where
they held a 40s style barn dance and our host families were Fred and Olive Fish and
their daughter Lesley and Coral and Don Simpson (Don now deceased), and we have continued
these friendships since 1988. An England group known as "Friends of the 398th"
always make our stay very enjoyable.
Jack was a charter member of "Indiana Chapter of Ex POWs" started
by Leonard Rose, National Jr. Vice Commander and a good friend to all the Ex-POWs.
The meetings he holds every other month in Indianapolis should be attended by anyone that
would like to hear what it was like when these men were taken prisoners. Their stories
should give us pause to realize what they mean to all of us.
Jack was also a member of Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine,
Kiwanis, American Legion, DAV, and Past Patron of the Eastern Star. Also 44 year
member of First Presbyterian of Monticello where he was past deacon.
He married Jeanetta "Jean" Pond 1-1-46. Daughters, Dr. Nancy Zeller, ECU,
Greenville, N.C., Cherie Ross, Indianapolis; and son Randy Madlung, Monticello, Indiana.
Grandsons Derek Madlung, Christian Zeller, Los Angeles and John Zeller, Ft. Leonard Wood,
Missouri.
Jean Madlung has also included the layout of the the Memorial and the prison camp in
which he was held in, to see this Click
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