Archives 1997

	Thursday 12/18/1997 7:26:50pm
Name:	Lyman M. Delameter
E-Mail:	del@pe.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From WWW.LPAGE.COM
Location:	1941 North Dakota
Comments:	I do not remember the first time I heard about the wonderful North Platte Canteen. I did see the TV show. My Neice was married in Tyron, Nebr. two years ago. I visited your canteen twice while I was there. I had a difficult time leaving that wonderful place. I flew combat in three wars. I did not have the good fortune of visiting your canteen during that time. Thank your people for the love and devotion they bestowed upon our servicemen during WWII. May they long be remembered for their kindness. Lyman M. DelameterLt/col USAF ret

	Wednesday 12/17/1997 11:11:56am
Name:	The Hoosier Hotshot
E-Mail:	TWMcCarthy@aol.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	California
Comments:	A wonderful testimony to the great people of North Platte. As a WW II vet, I never passed through North Platte, but I did visit the "canteen" at Southgate, California which was a wonderful place where they made us feel at home for a short time. God bless Rae Wilson and all of those fine people who made it possible! I'm sure you know that words can never adequately express the gratitude of the men you made feel "at home" for a few minutes.

	Tuesday 12/16/1997 8:18:27pm
Name:	Andrew M. Millican
E-Mail:	andypeg@ct.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Florida
Comments:	I stopped at the Canteen on app May 15 1944. We were going from Gowen field ID. to Lincoln Ne. to pick up our new B24H. I remember all the people giving us cofee and cake. It was great to get out of the train and get some food and drink. Thanks for all who made it possible.

	Saturday 12/13/1997 11:29:36am
Name:	Peter Krans
E-Mail:	pfkrans@noord.bart.nl
Homepage Title:	Documentatiegroep '40-'45 Website
Homepage URL:	http://www.creaes.com/docgroep
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Netherlands
Comments:	What a good site!!! Keep going on like this!

	Friday 12/05/1997 9:40:00pm
Name:	Major Kevin Born
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:	Quartermaster Museum Foundation Homepage
Homepage URL:	http://www.qmfound.com
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Nebraska Native currently in Virginia
Comments:	Excellent site, makes me proud to be a Nebraskan! Was doing a search for information on Fort Robinson, NE and the Quartermaster War Dog Training and Reception center that was there in the 1940's. Just happend across your informative well put together site.

	Tuesday 12/02/1997 11:09:00am
Name:	Anette
E-Mail:	anettenordin
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Sweden
Comments:	Hi! I'm a girl from Sweden and it's possible that I have some relatives in North Platte. (Sorry my English is not so good). In 1906 Sivert Odin came to Hershey and I think that he changed the surname to Odean. I did find the name North Platte in some old letters so maybe someone moved there. Sivert had a granddaughter (or something like that) who's name was Kathy Odean, she was born in the 1950s I think. She got married and changed her surname to Hall. She moved somewhere maybe North Platte. If anyone knows something, please mail to me on: anettenordin@hotmail.com THANKS

	Monday 12/01/1997 9:49:00am
Name:	Bob Day
E-Mail:	Bob Day/CDC/UNO/UNEBR
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Comments:	It seems like I keep coming back to this WEB site. Not only is it a very COOL site it's part our our history that we are loosing fast. Keep up the good work. I hope to visit in June during the American Legion State Convention. Bob Day

	Wednesday 11/12/1997 2:29:00am
Name:	Beverly K. Russell
E-Mail:	brussell@hannibal.wncc.cc.ne.us
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	Chappell, NE
Comments:	I teach Nebraska history at Western Nebraska Community College in Sidney, NE and was surfing the Net tonight trying to find human interest stories from Nebr. history to enliven my class presentation. This site was a wonderful surprise and a delight. Think other communities in Nebr. should do likewise with their history. Thank you for this site, and I hope many who stopped at the N.P. Canteen find that this site rekindles fond memories.

	Tuesday 11/04/1997 3:17:00pm
Name:	Kathy Wyland
E-Mail:	wyland@math.psu.edu
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	State College, PA
Comments:	Interesting. Never heard of the North Platte Canteen. Although I have heard of canteens I've never seen pictures of one. Thanks.

	Tuesday 10/07/1997 4:10:00pm
Name:	Allison Jo Yeagley
E-Mail:	ajyeagle@npss.mpcc.cc.ne.us
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From Med TechNet
Location:	born and bred here in North Platte
Comments:	I have always been very proud of the history of North Platte, especially in regards to the WWII canteen. You have done a very nice job in presenting it in picture and in information.

	Wednesday 10/01/1997 8:21:00pm
Name:	Donna Jo Smith
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Ponteland, ENGLAND, (formerly from Omaha, NE)
Comments:	Was searching the internet for my son who is doing a report Nebraska for his geography class over here in England. I really enjoyed the site and it brought a tear to my eye, probably because we're away from the USA right now. There is not a greater nation in the world, and although I have always felt that way, it is brought even closer to home now that we are temporarily away! GOD BLESS THE USA!

	Sunday 09/28/1997 12:03:00am
Name:	Ross M. Miles
E-Mail:	rawsmiles@earthlink.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	live in california, originally from minden, louisiana
Comments:	Had an uncle who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps who passed thru NP, Neb. during WWII. Ross

	Sunday 09/28/1997 4:15:00am
Name:	Darrell L. Howard
E-Mail:	dlhoward@skyenet.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Elkhart, IN (graduate Stapleton)
Comments:	Wonderful page. I remember stories of the Canteen as told by some of the residents of McPherson and Logan County.

	Wednesday 09/24/1997 11:05:00pm
Name:	Robert Gustafson
E-Mail:	mimirose@qed.net
Homepage Title:	The Gustafson Family Home Page
Homepage URL:	http://www.qed.net/mimirose/index.html
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	Nebraska, currently live in New York
Comments:	I found this page from my grandmother, Waneita Schomer. Both her and her mother worked there. I have visited the museum and enjoyed my visit there. Nice looking site.

	Tuesday 09/23/1997 3:17:00am
Name:	Roger Frackman
E-Mail:	rfrack@alaska.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Anchorage, Alaska
Comments:	My dad was in the Army Air Corps and I'm not sure if he traveled through or not. Like one of the others comments, I can't ask dad anymore. The young people of that era saved the world! Many thanks to those who supported and helped in whatever way they could.

	Monday 09/22/1997 10:13:00pm
Name:	Keith Blackledge
E-Mail:	keithb@ns.nque.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	North Platte
Comments:	This is wonderful! I had written Jim Reisdorff to see about getting copies of his book for the Lincoln County Historical Society Museum and he referred me to your page. Also had read Gary Reber's column. Just now getting around to looking at the page. I'm impressed! I've been working on getting the Jeffers cabin moved to the Museum. Do you ever come to the museum? Interested in a membership? kb.

	Friday 09/19/1997 8:47:00pm
Name:	Katie Dimon Graf
E-Mail:	kgraf@unlinfo.unl.edu
Homepage Title:	School at the Center
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Lincoln, NE
Comments:	I was looking for Nebraska community history sites and found this page...I'll pass your address on to other schools who are doing research on historical sites in their area. Thanks!

	Sunday 09/07/1997 0:30:00am
Name:	Rosseau W.Tracy
E-Mail:	rosseau@InReach.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Sacramento,California
Comments:	This is one of the best World War II sites that I have found.I was only a year old in 1941,but,I have always been very interested in this time period. What a great group of people these are! Sorry if this seems a bit disjointed,but,I am new to computers. Thanks again for a great web site.

	Friday 08/15/1997 10:22:00am
Name:	Higgy
E-Mail:	m60-gunner@geocities.com
Homepage Title:	Welcome Home
Homepage URL:	http://www.antima.com/higgy/index.htm
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Colorful Colorado
Comments:	Truly a great site, Brother. It's good to know that the WWII vets are still remembered and honored. I will be back to take the extended tour on my next visit. So, keep up the good work and remember that, "To those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."

	Sunday 08/03/1997 10:50:00pm
Name:	Ron Fleischer
E-Mail:	wpd@verinet.com
Homepage Title:	The Windsor Police Website - Colorado
Homepage URL:	http://www.verinet.com/~wpd/index.html
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Windsor, Colorado
Comments:	I was very pleased to see that this fine establishment has been memorialized on the Web. If you have a few moments I'll explain my delight. First, I am a "baby boomer," having been born in 1949, so I missed the actual operation of the Canteen. However, my Aunt and Uncle (Roland and Fern Schultz) were long-time residents of North Platte and during the fifties and sixties we would ride the UP from the East Los Angeles station to North Platte to visit them every other summer. These train trips were truly some of the highlights of my childhood and I remember much of them. Since North Platte was our regular destination I also remember the UP station quite well. I was absoulutely infuriated when I learned that this historic station had been razed. Of course I didn't find this out until sometime in the 1980's so I just had to live with the frustration. But it certainly is nice to have a place to go to see some of the familiar images once again. If memory serves, there were two UP trains which traveled the route from LA to North Platte. The first being the City of Los Angeles, which as I recall always ran slightly ahead of the second, which was the Challenger. We always rode the Challenger, which was the coach train and cheaper than the other. I always enjoyed sleeping in the reclining chairs. My parents of course didn't find them as comfortable, but we couldn't afford the expense of the Pullman compartments on the City of LA. My earliest memories of the North Platte station are of us arriving in the wee hours of the morning. I don't have any of the old time tables anymore, but it seems like it was sometime after midnight. Uncle Rollie used to complain about having to get up in the middle of the night to come and meet us. I won't bore you with anymore of this, but visiting your site has just opened the flood gates of childhood memories for me, and for that alone I have to say thanks. Thank you for your patriotism, and for the trip down memory lane! Sincerely, Ron Fleischer Windsor, Colorado

	Thursday 07/31/1997 2:01:00pm
Name:	Gary Reber
E-Mail:	garyr@nque.com
Homepage Title:	North Platte Telegraph
Homepage URL:	http://www.nptelegraph.com
Referred By:	Word of Mouth
Location:	North Platte, NE
Comments:	Excellent web site. It is nice to see the passion that is responsible for many of our fine museums carry over onto the Internet. The Canteen is an amazing feat and I am in awe of the sheer effort this must have taken. It restores faith to hear the story of the Canteen. You do an excellent job of preserving that story.

	Wednesday 07/30/1997 2:38:00pm
Name:	Bill Hedrick
E-Mail:	bh53pvi@juno.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Word of Mouth
Location:	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Comments:	Doris Dotson (my sister) told me about this site. I have heard about the Canteen all my life, it must have been great for the troops moving out. I remember the UP depot and where the canteen was located. Now that is just a memory as the North Platte "leaders" decided to tear down one of the most historical sites they had, what a waste of history. Where I live, history is preserved. GREAT WEB SITE! Nicely done!

	Tuesday 07/29/1997 0:42:00am
Name:	Chuck Doc Stewart
E-Mail:	azgecko@flash.net
Homepage Title:	Chuck's Military Pages
Homepage URL:	http://www.flash.net/~azgecko/dedication.htm
Referred By:	Word of Mouth
Location:	Tucson, AZ
Comments:	Great pages. Very informative, easy to read and move around. Being a Vietnam Vet I wasn't around for this but I have enjoyed my visit very much. Still have more to see. Will return and will also include your site in my Military Links. Thanks for a great site.

	Friday 07/25/1997 7:22:00pm
Name:	Ruby Coleman
E-Mail:	rcoleman@netins.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Word of Mouth
Location:	Iowa
Comments:	As a former North Platter, I am pleased to see information on the Canteen on Internet. The page is well done, interesting and informative. What a wonderful service the Canteen provided for many people ... both military and citizens!

	Friday 07/11/1997 8:28:00pm
Name:	Edward J. Fauss
E-Mail:	efauss@ibm.net
Homepage Title:	Merryl Lynch On-Line
Homepage URL:	http://mlol.com
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Eufaula, Oklahoma
Comments:	Received your welcome message. I still remember happy times at the Canteen in North Platte during WWII - they had the biggest sandwhiches I have ever seen! Ed

	Monday 07/07/1997 6:59:00am
Name:	L. Hill
E-Mail:	glhi@hotmail.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://None
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Portland, Oregon
Comments:	Good Job On web Page! Interesting information. Husband spends a lot of time at Bailey Yard on various projects...

	Sunday 07/06/1997 8:10:00pm
Name:	Ralph Steetle
E-Mail:	rsteetl@pioneer.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http:// (none)
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Waldport, Oregon
Comments:	January of 43 found me heading toward the Padific war. When it was announced 'all military personel off train" we thought it was a military check point. Then the friendly North Platters descended on us with cakes and ham and birthday cakes and a welcome like I had never seen before. No soldier or sailor who received this town's loving welcome will ever forget it. Thanks again, folks from Lt. Ralph Steetle, USNR

	Sunday 07/06/1997 1:40:00am
Name:	Paul Gormly
E-Mail:	pgormly@wyoming.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Cheyenne, WY (Home town: North Platte, NE)
Comments:	I'm really happy I found Your page. It brought back many memories of North Platte.

	Sunday 07/06/1997 0:02:00am
Name:	Patricia Otten
E-Mail:	POTTEN@ISD.NET
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Net Search
Location:	Isanti, Minnesota
Comments:	We have traveled through Nebraska many times. Each time we learn more and stop at more places. It's not just fly over land. It is rich in history from pioneer days to now. Our next trip through will most certainly include a stop in North Platte. We don't travel the interstate any longer, the country highways offer so much more. Thanks for having this site. My Dad was in the Navy from 1944-1946. I don't know if he ever stopped there. I can't ask him.

	Saturday 07/05/1997 11:00:00pm
Name:	Jay Fidel
E-Mail:	jfidel@juno.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Pleasant Grove, Utah
Comments:	I wasn't there, but I was born in North Platte in Dec 1947. I was glad to find this piece of North Platte Military History. I'll have to ask my parents what they remember of the Cantina. Nice job.

	Saturday 07/05/1997 6:26:00pm
Name:	Michael R. Pribyl
E-Mail:	mrpribyl@worldnet.att.net
Homepage Title:	Michael R. Pribyl's Home Page
Homepage URL:	http://www.pribyl.com
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Comments:	As an former employee of the Union Pacific Railroad, and a World War II history buff, I find your web page very informative. There's a lot of WWII history behind the scenes. Especially back here at home.

	Friday 07/04/1997 7:12:00pm
Name:	Bruce Staley
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Grew up in Tecumseh, went to college at Kearney State, lived in Grand Island after college: now living in Houston, Tx.
Comments:	Really enjoyed the page. The page is well designed, is easy to explore and it included a good deal of information. It is good to see that there are interesting web pages being produced in the Heartland of America. The page is a good tribute to those who provided our servicemen and women a little "hometown" hospitality before having to face the uncertainty of war.

	Friday 07/04/1997 6:27:00am
Name:	Jim White
E-Mail:	mjwhite@futureone.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Scottsdale AZ / Medford OR
Comments:	I am sure my dad was a visitor. He was paratrooper My mother is from Dalton, NE. Her maiden name was Henke. Anybody from there know the family?

	Friday 07/04/1997 4:12:00am
Name:	Charles D. Parker
E-Mail:	zcdp04@openmail.amoco.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Evanston, WY
Comments:	Very interesting stop, I wonder if my dad stopped in the canteen in North Platte during his military service. I'll ask him next phone call.

	Friday 07/04/1997 2:48:00am
Name:	Phyllis Brooks
E-Mail:	treefarm@ix.netcom.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	North Carolina
Comments:	Enjoyed looking back 50+ yrs

	Friday 07/04/1997 0:42:00am
Name:	Hans-Georg Niedermeyer
E-Mail:	hans-georgnieder@metronet.de
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	NewsGroups
Location:	Augsburg, Germany
Comments:	Thank you for these great pages! In the summer of 1996 I followed the Platte River on my way from Omaha, Nebraska to Denver, Colorado. I found many places of interest but I missed the Canteen. Thank to your excellent job. I could learn more about the heroic history of your country.

	Thursday 07/03/1997 7:02:00pm
Name:	Robert Keitges
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Omaha, Ne.
Comments:	This is a great webpage. I travel to nebraskaland days every year in north platte. what a great time keep up the good work.

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