1929 Dr Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope"
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on November 18
1527 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor
1786 Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, German composer (Der Freischutz)
1787 Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist
1789 Louis Daguerre (theater scene painter, physicist, inventor: daguerreotype photographic process)
1824 Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902
1836 Cesare Lombroso (professor of psychiatry: founder: criminology: identifying criminals by personality types)
1836 Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (comic opera libretto writer: team: Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance)
1860 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20)
1874 Clarence Shepard Day, NYC, author (Life with Father)
1882 Jacques Maritain, France, Catholic philosopher (exponent of St Thomas)
1899 Eugene Ormandy, [Blau], Budapest Hungary, conductor (Phila Orch)
1901 Craig Wood (golf champion: PGA Hall of Famer: Masters [1941], U.S. Open [1941])
1901 George Gallup (pollster whose opinion polls became famous by predicting FDR's win in 1935)
1908 Imogene Coca (Emmy Award-winning comedienne, actress: Your Show of Shows [1951]
1909 Johnny Mercer (Academy Award-winning composer, lyricist
1916 Amelita Galli-Curci (singer: opera soprano)
1923 Alan B Shepard Jr, East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro (Merc 3, Ap 14) first American in space)
1925 Gene Mauch (baseball manager: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels)
1926 Dorothy Collins (Marjorie Chandler) (singer: My Boy Flattop, Your Hit Parade, sang with Benny Goodman band; actress: Follies)
1926 Roy Sievers (baseball: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder: Rookie of the Year [1949])
1936 Hank Ballard (singer, songwriter: group: The Midniters: The Twist, Finger Poppin' Time, Let's Go, Let's Go
1939 Brenda Vaccaro (Emmy Award-winning actress
1939 Margaret Atwood (author: Cat's Eye, Dancing Girls & Other Stories)
1941 Gary Bettenhausen (auto racer: fastest Indy 500 qualifying time ever: 224.468 mph [1991])
1942 Jeffrey Siegel, Chicago Ill, pianist (Chicago Symph)
1942 Linda Evans (Evanstad) (actress: Dynasty, The Big Valley, Standing Tall, Hunter, North and South, Book II)
1948 Jack Tatum (football: Oakland Raiders safety: longest fumble return in history: 104 yards [1972 against the Green Bay Packers]; Super Bowl XI)
1950 Jameson Parker (actor: Simon & Simon, Prince of Darkness, A Small Circle of Friends, American Justice, Anatomy of a Seduction)
1953 Kevin Nealon (actor: Saturday Night Live, All I Want for Christmas, Roxanne)
1956 Warren Moon (football: Minnesota Vikings, Houston Oilers quarterback)
1968 Gary Sheffield (baseball)
1929 Dr Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope"
Good morning, Valin. Thanks for today's History, Tomkow is making use of it as usual. LOL
ARNOLD, WILLIAM TAMM Name: William Tamm Arnold Rank/Branch: O2/US Navy Unit: Attack Squadron 22, USS CORAL SEA (CVA 43) Date of Birth: 25 June 1940 (Milwaukee WI) Home City of Record: West Allis WI (family in AZ) Date of Loss: 18 November 1966 Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water Loss Coordinates: 173415N 1063230E (XE590575) Status (in 1973): Missing in Action Category: 2 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A4C Refno: 0525 Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 April 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK. REMARKS: AIRCRAFT DOWNED AT SEA SYNOPSIS: Lt. William T. Arnold was a pilot assigned to Attack Squadron 22 onboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA. On November 8, 1966, Arnold was flying as wingman in an A4C Skyhawk aircraft, "Beef Eater 222", during a coastal weather reconnaissance mission. The flight approached the North Vietnamese coast 15 to 20 miles south of Cap Mui Ron. The weather was overcast and was solid up to approximately 7,000 feet. Flying beneath the overcast approximately 7 miles from the coast, the flight leader determined that the cloud base was of sufficient height to effect a bombing maneuver. The flight leader completed his maneuver, staying beneath the overcast, and was turning east when he heard the transmission, "I'm in the clouds, coming down." The leader looked back, but did not see Arnold's aircraft. The flight leader called to Arnold but received no response. He saw no evidence of an ejection nor any debris which would indicate a crash. Search and rescue efforts were initiated from the USS CORAL SEA, but were negative. It is the assumption of the wingman that Arnold became disoriented in his maneuver and in trying to recover, crashed into the sea. Further, the possibility that he ejected in the proximity of land and was captured was considered very remote. Arnold's last known location, however, was quite near the coast of North Vietnam off Quang Binh Province, just south of the halfway point between the cities of Quang Khe and Dong Hoi. A report was received from the Vietnamese that a pilot parachuted down on shore in the general vicinity of Arnold's disappearance, hit his head on a rock which killed him and was then buried. This report was tentatively correlated with Arnold's case, although the date of this alleged event was in December, and did not match date-wise to Arnold's loss. Even though Bill Arnold was not thought to have been captured, he was not declared dead for over 12 years. His case was among 200 "discrepancy cases" sent with Presidential emissary General John Vessey to Vietnam -- cases which the Vietnamese should readily be able to resolve. The fact is, we don't know exactly what happened to Bill Arnold on November 18, 1966. The U.S. Government felt there is sufficient doubt that he died to declare him Missing in Action instead of dead, and enough chance that the Vietnamese know his fate to have twice presented information on the case to them for resolution. Nearly 10,000 reports relating to Americans missing in Southeast Asia have been received by the U.S. since the war ended. Many officials who have reviewed this largely classified information have concluded that hundreds of Americans are still alive in captivity. Whether Bill Arnold is one of them is unknown. But as long as even one American remains alive, held against his will, we have a legal and moral obligation to see that he is free. It's time our men came home. |