On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on June 14:
1736 Charles-Augustin de Coulomb physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law)
1805 Robert Anderson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1871
1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe author (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
1820 John Bartlett US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)
1855 Robert Marion La Follette Wisconsin, pres candidate (Progressive)
1856 Andrey Markov Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)
1864 Alois Alzheimer Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist (Alzheimer Disease)
1868 Karl Landsteiner immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930)
1874 Edward Bowes radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour)
1908 John Scott Trotter Charlotte NC, orch leader (George Gobel Show)
1909 Burl Ives Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
1917 Lash La Rue Gretna La, cowboy actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp)
1918 Dorothy McGuire Omaha Neb, actress (Old Yeller, Summer Magic)
1919 Sam Wanamaker Chic Ill, actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal)
1921 Gene Barry NYC, actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law)
1925 Pierre Salinger newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy)
1928 Ernesto (Che) Guevara Latin American terrorist
1929 Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity)
1940 Benjamin Earl Davidson (football: Oakland Raiders defensive end: Super Bowl II)
1943 Muff Mervyn Winwood singer (Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin)
1946 Donald Trump master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle)
1954 Will Patton Charleston SC, actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun)
1969 Steffi Graf West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988)
2160 Montgomery Edward Scott Aberdeen, Scotland (Star Trek)
Deaths which occurred on June 14:
1801 Benedict Arnold Revolutionary War general/Traitor, dies in London
1864 Gen Leonidas Polk dies in battle
1962 Anna Sleasers first Boston Strangler victim
1977 Alan Reed actor (voice of Fred Flintstone), dies at 69
1982 Marjorie Bennett actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
1986 Alan Jay Lerner Broadway librettist, dies in NY at 67
1986 Jorge Luis Borges Argentine author, dies in Geneva at 86
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1994 Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 GUARINO LAWRENCE N. NEWARK NJ.
[02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE IN 98]
1967 MC MANUS KEVIN J. BABYLON NY.
[02/18/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE IN 98]
1967 MECHENBIER EDWARD J. DAYTON OH.
[02/18/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE IN 98]
1969 GRACE JAMES W. NEW IBERIA LA.
1969 KAHLER HAROLD LINCOLN NE.
1971 WILSON RICHARD JR. CRAWFORDSVILLE AR.
1972 DAVIS FRANCIS J. MONTROSE IA.
1973 MC LEOD DAVID V. JR. JACKSONVILLE FL.
POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.
On this day...
1623 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Va files against Cicely Jordan. He loses
1642 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
1755 Publication of the first edition of Dr Johnson's "Dictionary"
1775 US Army founded
1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars & Stripes replacing Grand Union flag
1834 Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine
1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont
1841 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario
1846 California (Bear Flag) Republic proclaimed in Sonoma
1847 Bunson invents a gas burner. Lab teachers celebrate worldwide
1850 Fire destroys part of SF
1863 Battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia
1864 Battle of Pine Mt, Gen Leonidas Polk killed in action
1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
1876 1st player to hit for the cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics)
1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr, Cambridge, Mass
1900 Hawaiian Republic becomes the US Territory of Hawaii
1906 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #600 Musa
1919 1st nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock & Brown) leaves Nfld
1923 Pres Harding is 1st US president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
1928 Republican Natl Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover
1934 Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City
1935 Chaco War between Bolivia & Paraguay ends
1936 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1490 Limpopo
1938 Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin
1938 Dorothy Lathrop wins the 1st Caldecott Medal (kid books author)
1940 German forces occupied Paris during WW II
1941 Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita KS
1942 1st bazooka rocket gun produced Bridgeport Ct
1942 Walt Disney's "Bambi" is released
1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan
1949 State of Vietnam formed
1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau
1952 Keel laid for 1st nuclear powered sub the Nautilus
1954 Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
1961 106øF, hottest temperature in San Francisco
1963 Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days
1967 Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by
1967 USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit
1976 "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)
1980 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2937 Gibbs, #2938 Hopi & #3160 Angerhofer
1982 Argentina surrenders to Britain on Falkland Is, ends 74-day conflict
1985 Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff
1989 Ground breaking begins in Minn on the world's largest mall
1989 Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
1991 Leroy Burrell of USA sets the 100m record (9.90) in NYC
1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands
1992 The Earth Summit concluded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(yawn)
1993 Tansu Ciller appointed 1st female premier of Turkey
2001 President Bush sparred with European leaders in Sweden over climate change, unwavering in his opposition to a global warming treaty.
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Afghanistan: Mother's Day
US : Flag Day (1777)
Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935)(Sunday)
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival(Thursday)
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day)(Saturday)
Belgium : Military Music Festival
US : Flag Week (Day 2)
National Men's Health Week (Day 2)
National Hug Holiday Week (Day 2)
US : National Patriots Month (thru July 4)
Turkey Lover's Month
Religious Observances
Christian : Feast of SS Valerius & Rufinus
Luth : Commem of Gregory of Nazianzus & Gregory of Nyssa, bishops
old RC, Luth, Ang : Comm of St Basil the Great, bishop of Cesarea, doc
Religious History
1715 Robert Norden became licensed pastor of the Baptist congregation in Prince George County -- the first Baptist church organized within the American colony of Virginia.
1940 Auschwitz, largest of the Nazi concentration camps, was first opened near Krakow, Poland. Before its liberation by the Allies in 1945, over 3 million Jews would be exterminated there.
1956 President Eisenhower signed a congressional resolution which added the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. The last phrase now reads: '...one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'
1966 The Vatican announced that its 'Index of Prohibited Books' (created by Pope Paul IV in 1557) had been abolished.
1984 The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution opposing the ordination of women for ministry in the Baptist Church.
Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Thought for the day :
"I would die for my country...
but I would not let my country die for me."
Things To Do If You Ever Became An Evil Overlord...
When the rebel leader challenges you to fight one-on-one and asks, "Or are you afraid without your armies to back you up?" The correct reply is, "No, just sensible."
The World's Shortest Books...
Cooking Gourmet Dishes With Tofu
Dumb Laws...
Grand Haven Michigan:
No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.
A Cowboy's Guide to Life...
Tellin' a man to git lost and makin' him do it are two entirely different propositions.
GUARINO, LAWRENCE NICHOLAS
Name: Lawrence Nicholas Guarino
Rank/Branch: O4/United States Air Force, pilot
Unit: 44th TFS
Date of Birth: circa 1923
Home City of Record: Newark NJ
Date of Loss: 14 June 1965
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 204500N 1043600E
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105
Missions:
USA Air Corp - Flew 156 missions in WWII in Sicily, India, China and
Indo China. Other Personnel in Incident: none
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK March 1997 from one or more of the
following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with
POW/MIA families, published sources, personal interviews. Update 2001.
REMARKS: 021273 Released by DRV
SOURCE: WE CAME HOME copyright 1977
Captain and Mrs. Frederic A Wyatt (USNR Ret), Barbara Powers Wyatt, Editor
P.O.W. Publications, 10250 Moorpark St., Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Text is reproduced as found in the original publication (including date and
spelling errors).
LAWRENCE N. GUARINO
Colonel - United States Air Force
Shot Down: June 14,1965
Released: February 12, 1973
In June 1965 Colonel Guarino was flying an F-105 fighter plane. He had
received his wings and commission 1943, making him the oldest rated pilot to
be held in captivity. Flying had been his dream since his father had scraped
together five dollars to take him on a flight around the local airport in an
old Jenny. He knew all about pilots and aces of World War I. In fact he says
he read popular aviation magazines "like a crazy man."
At age 19 he signed up for the aviation cadet program. During World War II
he saw service in the North African and Italian campaigns. Later he flew
with General Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers in China. He returned to
civilian life and then was again recalled for the Korean conflict.
Now flying over North Vietnam, his plane was hit. "I had the rotten luck to
land in a village not ten feet from a hut. The people had seen me coming
down in the chute and had vacated the village. Sentries, armed with
automatic rifles, posted on the surrounding hills, kept me under
surveillance." It was then that he describes a unique encounter with Jesus
Christ. "I had to stop packing up my gear because there He was standing
right there. His toes were as high as this room and He was five or six
stories tall. He said "Today I'm going to show you something" and I said
"Lord I know you are." When asked about this experience, Colonel Guarino
speaks warmly and says "I'm telling you, I saw Him standing there!"
Thus was the beginning of nearly eight years of prison during which the Lord
sustained him. His tortures and persecutions were trying - such as no food
for 46 days with his legs in blocks three weeks of that time. He etched a
cross in his small cell and prayed often and fervently. At Clark Air Force
Base the Colonel said "I couldn't have made it if it weren't for Jesus
Christ and being able to look up and see Him in some of the trying times.
Now back with his wife, Evelyn, who was very active in POW/MIA programs, he
is ready to face life with enthusiasm. His son, Allan, Captain, USAF, flew
in the war in 1970. He has a wife and lovely daughter. Son, Tom, served
three years in the Coast Guard and is a professional scuba diver in the
Florida Keys. He is also married. Son, Ray, is married and has twin sons.
Jeff started college in the fall.
It goes without saying that if it were not for the prayers of thousands of
my friends and fellow Americans, some of whom had never heard my name before
they wore my bracelet, I seriously doubt if I could have ever made it out of
North Vietnam.
=========================
Lawrence Guarino retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He
and his wife Evelyn reside in Florida.
And received on July 4, 2001, Independance Day:
Today is the 26th anniversary of my retirement from the USAF. My son Allan
flew over Vietnam while I was a prisoner in Hanoi, retired 2 years ago after
30 years of service. I still hear regularly from my flying buddies of 1943
as we flew against the Huns in Italy, we were only 20 years old then, now I
am 79!! My how time flies, but it is a happy ending with lots of great
memories, I can still get a kick out of thinking how we rammed around the
skies in our Spitfires, our P-51's. F-100s and F-105's. Great days ! Larry.