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During the first few days of December 1941 a U.S. Air Cadet named Louis Ligouri was hitchhiking somewhere between San Francisco and Inglewood CA where he was to join others guarding B-17’s. Along the way he was picked up by Vincennes Indiana native, comic, radio, stage and screen star Red Skelton. They chatted all the way during the trip to Inglewood where he dropped off Ligouri and a lasting friendship was kindled by the trip. A few days later an invitation arrived at Inglewood for Ligouri from Red asking him to join him and his wife Edna at the New Year’s celebration at the Hollywood Palladium where all the Hollywood elite would be in attendance. Red went on to say “don’t worry about a date; I’ll take care of that”. A photograph that was taken of the Skelton table, is now on display at the Indiana Military Museum. The picture shows Skelton, his wife, Ligouri and his date. The date Red fixed Ligouri up, was none other than Hollywood screen star platinum blond Lana Turner. Skelton and Ligouri went on to continue their correspondence for most of their lives while Skelton continued his career adding the new medium of television to his repertoire, perhaps being known most fondly as “Freddie the Freeloader”. Ligouri went on to fly B-24 Liberators in Europe completing over 60 missions. Ligouri died in 1994 three years before Skelton. Ligouri’s daughter Suzanne Liougri Burke who works for the J Paul Getty museum in Los Angles kept many of the artifacts, letters and wartime memorabilia from her father squirreled away in a drawer at home. While going through these she realized just who the letters were from. Contact with a friend who was aware of the Indiana Military Museum led her to contact Jim Osborne curator of the museum. Ligouri’s flight jacket with mission markings on it, the ticket to the event autographed by band leader Tommy Dorsey, and a picture of those at Red’s table along with autographs were all donated to the museum by Suzanne Liougri Burke who stated how much she enjoyed her father’ things but Said “..I’d rather see it all here”.

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Been a bit since I posted some new pictures of stuff at the museum. Here are a few pictures of projects we are working on, an up armored Humvee and a WWII 1942 Kubelwagen.

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Hope you didn't miss this over the weekend

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Just found! (In my camera) vintage World War One, (March 24th & 25th 2017) photographs, That were taken at the India Military Museum this past weekend at our event commemorating the 100 anniversary of WW1. Thanks to all who came to participate and to watch. See you all (and more we hope) again next year.

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SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY, One more day for the Indiana Military museum’s annual WW1 remembrance days. Battles at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM ……come on out. Here are a few pics from Today’s (Sat) event.

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Sorry! everyone it looks like we WILL NOT be having some Air Power this year. The weather is preventing Tom Martin from flying his replica Nieuport 23 over to the museum and flying patrols over battle field at this years event. Hopefully he and possibly others will come next year.

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Remember, the weekend of March 25th and 26th is the WW1 event at the museum. Battel times are 10:30 AM and 1:30 Pm on both days, be sure and come out to the museum for a unique experience.

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Looks like the Indiana Military Museum’s WW1 event on March 25th and 26th this year will be having some Air Power. Tom Martin is expected to fly his replica Nieuport 23 over the battle field at the event. There is the possibility that he could be joined with another “Great War” aircraft weather providing.

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Attached are pictures of the upgrade to out trench system for th March 25th and 26th WW1 event, yeall come!

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DATES for 2017 WWI EVENT at the INDIANA MILITARY MUSEUM The dates for the WWI days event at the Indiana Military Museum for Saturday March 25th and Sunday the 26th, 2017. Re-enactors, vendors and support personnel will be able to set up on Friday the 24th to register or for more information contact: Jon Andrews at sianoil@hotmail.com or Dave Fornell at dfornell@sgcmail.com Keep checking for information as it is updated. Attached is avideo of some pictures from last years’ event. https://www.facebook.com/MilitaryMuseum/videos/1086375674711976/

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As I said one of the mules is not on display due to space restrictions. He is presently in the storage,restoration building along with the ammo cart he is pulling. Here is a picture of him, you will notice he is wearing a different version of the gas mask.