Our newest exhibit at the History Center features dresses from 1850-1950, the last being the army uniform of Magdalene Angle Fleckenstein known as Madge.  Madge was born in 1920 in the Klondike area near Chauncey. She attended grade school at the nearby one-room school, going on to graduate from Bridgeport High School in 1940. After graduation Madge enrolled in the Olney School of Nursing and after three years graduated from there as well.  She enlisted in the Army Nurse Cor

Second Lieutenant  (Air Corps) Vernon L Burda was a navigator on a B-24 bomber in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Burda was captured by German forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about July 16, 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945. (This is a long article but the ending will make you cry.) While not a resident of Lawrence County, Burda’s experiences were recorded in the George

Ten men from the Mieure family of Sumner, Illinois served in World War II. Five of the men (H ubert, twins Harold and Gerald, John,...

Staff Sergeant   William W Kaiser shared his experiences at George Field at the 1996 Reunion. Wendall Kaiser was a brother to Gene...

Two things the Historical Society volunteers love, besides homemade baked treats, are a challenge and a great story. C Petersen had asked...

When World  War II broke out, Jean Trueblood was working at the Selective Service office in the old American bank building at Vincennes....

Movie star Jackie  Coogan A glider pilot at George field Jackie Coogan appeared in a review when he was four years old. Charlie Chaplin...

Ambrose J Borkowski  1st Sgt 706 th  described his experience at George Field for the 1996 reunion.   “Here I was with two years’ service...

A Photo of the George Field Mechanics Names listed on the back include: Opal Bye Waggoner (2nd from the right), Rachael Griffin, Robert A...

Ray Burnett,  Combat Crew Radio Operator 65th Troop Carrier Squadron, described his experience at George Field for the 1996 reunion. “I...