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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #486 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 25-27, 2017, focuses on the discovery of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, 72 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. You’ll hear... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old William “Bill” Barclay of Las Vegas, NV appears one episode #485 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 18-20, 2017. A native of Trenton, NJ, Barclay served aboard the... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* George Poplin passed away on January 8, 2018. Click here to read his obituary from the Fresno Bee. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 93-year-old George Poplin of Clovis, CA appears on episode #484 of Hometown... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Jack Gutman of Anaheim, CA appears on episode #483 of Hometown Heroes, relating memories from his time as a Navy corpsman during World War II. Jack’s father, Louis, was a... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 93-year-old Bill Mills of Modesto, CA appears on episode #482 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 28-30, 2017. A native of Wister, OK, Mills served aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss (AV-4) from... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Bill Koning of Modesto, CA appears on episode #481 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 21-23, 2017. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Koning served with the 86th Infantry Division in Europe... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* John Cardinalli passed away on November 5, 2017 at the age of 96. Click here to read his obituary from the Monterey Herald. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old John Cardinalli of Hollister, CA appears on... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old John Chavez of Orangevale, CA appears on episode #479 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 7-9, 2017. A native of Fresno, CA, Chavez carries a unique military legacy. Having served... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Patch Curtis passed away September 29, 2020 at the age of 99. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old Patch Curtis of Modesto, CA appears on episode #478 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 30 -July 2, 2017. A... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Chester “Chet” Thomason of Lemon Grove, CA appears on episode #477 of Hometown Heroes, along with others who played a role in his return to Crystal Cave 77 years after... Read More