Site Dedicated to Herman Shanker & Jason Butkus

This Site Is Now Dedicated To

Herman Shanker

Who Sadly Passed Away
November 6th, 2012 At The Age Of 98.

He fought many battles with skin cancer, since his years spent overseas in the South Pacific during World War 2. In May of this year, 2012, he was diagnosed with Melonoma in his Lymph Nodes in his neck. Between August and Sept it spread to his brain, leaving him partially paralized on his right side, depriving him of his speech and in five short weeks, he was gone.

This is a public thank you to all who loved and supported his efforts to see that other Veterans were taken care of.

This site is also Dedicated to
Jason Michael Butkus

who was killed August 30th, 2007
while serving his country in Iraq.
Thank you.


	*VFW POST 226* Say Thank You to a Veteran [MP3 Download] From the album Two Songs - Two Causes By: Danny Rongo


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JOYCE - HERBERT VFW VETERANS MUSEUM

Glen J. Flora - Founder
Joseph Kennedy - Curator

16 - 18 West 9th Street
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY 07002
201 858-1416

Joyce-Herbert V.F.W. Post 226 Officers for 2012-2013

         Post Commander - Glen J. Flora - Founder of Joyce-Herbert V.F.W. Post 226 Veterans Military Museum
         Post Senior Vice Commander - Joseph Kennedy - Curator of Joyce-Herbert V.F.W. Post 226 Veterans MilitaryMuseum
         Post Junior Vice Commander - Herman Shanker
         Post Quartermaster - Robert Geis
         Post Chaplain - Douglas Kuenzle
         Post Adjutant - Louis Giovanni
         Post Service Officer - Glen J. Flora
         Post Judge Advocate - Michael Ransom
         Post Surgeon - LTC John "Jack" Smith, M.D.

MONTHLY MEETINGS
Joyce-Herbert V.F.W. Post 226 Monthly Meetings are conducted every 2nd Thursday
of every month from 7:30 p.m. at Post Headquarters located at
16-18 West 9th Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002 (between Broadway and Avenue C).

Military Museum Memorabilia
Panorama View

Article Online NJ.COM

Bayonne's Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 226 Museum seeks donations
connected with town's military history
Saturday, April 09, 2011

The Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 226 Museum in Bayonne is looking for exhibits
and items related to Bayonne's Military history.
The museum is looking for photographs, uniforms, equipment,
pamphlets, documents, oral histories, or similar artifacts.

The Post 226 Museum is filled with military weapons, uniforms,
and other artifacts from the Civil War,First and Second world wars,
Vietnam, Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, among others.

"We are asking for donations from the community and people
who have any information in connection with the military history of Bayonne,
as we are in the process of building a new display,
full of new donations," Commander Glen J. Flora said.

For more information, call (201) 858-1416
Article Online NJ.COM


Joyce-Herbert V.F.W. Post 226 Commander Glen J. Flora stands before an exhibit in the post's museum.	*Bayonne VFW POST 226*	Herman Shanker, 97, served as a bomber pilot during World War II, stands beside his the uniform he wore during his service, and a black-and-white picture of himself at the time.

Bayonne officials at the Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 224 Museum have again put out a call for artifacts of Bayonne military history, including photographs, uniforms, flags, medals, and even mannequins. The museum, located within the nearly 100 year-old post, includes thousands of artifacts, pictures, and uniforms of local military servicemen, including their medals, dog tags, and even several telegrams that notified family members of a soldier's death in combat.	Virtually every war is represented at the museum, according to Commander Glen J. Flora, who helped open the museum roughly seven years ago. Flora, along with several military veterans also provide school kids with museum tours and lectures several times a month. "What's better than teaching (the kids) their history -- why they're free," he said of the collection. "There were a lot of veterans that were really heroes here. There were pilots that went down in World War II."	One of those men is, Herman Shanker, 97, of Bayonne, who served as a bomber pilot in World War II. Drafted on June 18, 1943 -- his birthday -- Shanker speaks to students about his service, including getting shot down while flying missions during the war. "I flew 27 missions, I got shot down twice," Shanker said. "Once over New Guinea, once over the ocean." "We floated around for three hours in the water."
	Post Surgeon - LTC John "Jack" Smith, M.D.
	The museum is open Every Saturday from 12 - 4 p.m. to the public. There is no charge to view the exhibits, but donations are accepted. For more information, call (201) 858-1416.
	*Article Online NJ.Com*

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A history of American heroes

Thank you from V.F.W. Post 226

Bayonne’s VFW Museum to accept military-related artifacts
from local residents, veterans entertain students with battle stories


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