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KATY, TX. PERMIT #137
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November 2012 mortal name. The next morning, the plane left the island of Tinian for its historic drop of the atomic bomb on the Japanese mainland city of Hiroshima.
L-R: VFW Commander David Brasell, Gary Drahos (the model maker of the USS Missouri) and VFW Museum Chair Norris Miertschin hold the USS Missouri, which is currently on display in the Veteran’s Memorial Museum downtown Katy.
Victory Over Japan Day VJ Day On September 2, 1945, the Empire of Japan formally signed the documents of surrender in Tokyo Bay, aboard the Battleship USS Missouri. This formally ended World War II. On September 2, 2012, 67 years after the formal surrender, Katy’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9182 in their Veteran’s Memorial Museum, remembered this event. In a special exhibit open to the public on both September 1 st and 2 nd , a diorama of the war in the pacific was presented. Additionally, a photo of the B-29 Enola Gay made on the morning of August 5th was on display. The historic significance of this was this picture showed the B-29 Bomber on the afternoon that it received its now im-
The highlight of the remembrance weekend was the presentation by VFW member Gary Drahos of an exact replica model of the USS Missouri. The detail on the model is exquisite. The VFW feels very fortunate to have this piece for display in their museum. The model of the USS Missouri plus many other artifacts of not only the 2nd World War, but all of America’s wars are on display at the Veteran’s Memorial Museum. The museum, located at 6206 George Bush Drive in Katy, is open daily 9 AM to 4 PM as well as on the first full weekend of each month or by reservation. The museum also has a gift shop that contains many military memorabilia items. Written by Dave Brasell, VFW Commander
CAP PILOT MAKES ANOTHER LANDING WITHOUT ENGINE Okay, so it was a glider! We all recall the incredible skill and composure displayed when 1st Lt Sarah Rovner successfully landed her CAP Cessna at night on a city street in Conroe, Texas, when she experienced engine failure. This was a truly remarkable feat under the circumstances. Perhaps this event sparked her curiosity about flying an aircraft without an engine.
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