8 responses to “Pilot, P.O.W., Legendary Coach”

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   Gene Summers

   Sep 27, 2016

   God bless you and all our verterans. Your story and others of your generation are so moving and go beyond courage and patriotic action… They are spiritual!!!????????

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   Peter den Tek

   Dec 1, 2016

   Hello I am a Dutch WW2 Airwar researcher and chairman of the Allied Airmen Foundation. We are researching a shot down P-51 with Pilot Lt. Eliades. He came down by parachute near the Dutch village of Haaften.His wingman Lt. Lapham was shot down and killed just moments before him.We are planning a museum and remembrance route for the allied airmen who were shot down by the Germans in this area including Lt. Eliades. I would like to contact him or his family to inform him of this.

   Sincerely
   Peter den Tek
   Chairman Allied Airmen Tribute

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      hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

      Dec 2, 2016

      I will pass on your info. Godspeed!

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         Peter den Tek

         Dec 2, 2016

         Thank you so much!

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      Lois Flores

      Feb 13, 2017

      I was a student of Mr. Eliades and I appreciate that you are doing this. This is how I found this post. My husband’s mom just passed away and he has subsequently found a half-sister which started him down memory lane about his dad who also served at this time. Do you have any help for us to learn about his missions, etc. or POW time? We are not gifted in research.

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         hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

         Feb 13, 2017

         Yes, e-mail his name and anything you know about the unit he was in to paul@hometownheroesradio.com and I’ll see what I can find for you.

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   Bob brown

   May 24, 2018

   Wished I could think Turk for Algebra and let him know I got to work on the Space Shuttle

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      hooppaul@sbcglobal.net

      Jul 22, 2018

      Bob – his children will be enthused to hear that, I’m sure.

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