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Celebrities in CAP?

Started by JCW0312, December 09, 2007, 01:52:43 AM

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JCW0312

Does anyone know if there are any celebrity members or former members of CAP? Even if just patron members.

I know it takes a good deal of time to invest into CAP to be a regular member, but I've read a few times about celebrities that are ham radio operators (Walter Cronkite, Joe Walsh, and some others) and it just got me wondering.
Jon Williams, 2d Lt, CAP
Memphis Belle Memorial Squadron
SER-TN-144

AlphaSigOU

Of those that I know who are - or were - CAP members:

Jerry Lewis
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) - NHQ Congressional Squadron commander

There may be others but I don't know off hand.
Lt Col Charles E. (Chuck) Corway, CAP
Gill Robb Wilson Award (#2901 - 2011)
Amelia Earhart Award (#1257 - 1982) - C/Major (retired)
Billy Mitchell Award (#2375 - 1981)
Administrative/Personnel/Professional Development Officer
Nellis Composite Squadron (PCR-NV-069)
KJ6GHO - NAR 45040

Chaplaindon

The late Trudy Cooper (ex-wife of Mercury 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper) was a member of CAP in the Houston area. She was "on the books" into the 1990's as I recall.
Rev. Don Brown, Ch., Lt Col, CAP (Ret.)
Former Deputy Director for CISM at CAP/HQ
Gill Robb Wilson Award # 1660
ACS-Chaplain, VFC, IPFC, DSO, NSO, USCG Auxiliary
AUXOP

dwb

Isn't Harrison Ford a member?  I know he's a pilot and has done a bit of SAR.

Stonewall

Lee Harvey Oswald was a CAP member.

Wasn't Dan Quayle?

And a governor, or former governor.  PA was it?

Here's a famous pic of Oswald...
Serving since 1987.

Trung Si Ma

LtCol Cliff Robertson, CAP, made several commercials for CAP in the 60's
Freedom isn't free - I paid for it

Johnny Yuma

One of the surviving "Munchkins" from the Movie Wizard of Oz was a WW2 member.

I believe it was the guy who played the coroner.
"And Saint Attila raised the Holy Hand Grenade up on high saying, "Oh Lord, Bless us this Holy Hand Grenade, and with it smash our enemies to tiny bits. And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and stoats, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and lima bean-"

" Skip a bit, brother."

"And then the Lord spake, saying: "First, shalt thou take out the holy pin. Then shalt thou count to three. No more, no less. "Three" shall be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting shall be three. "Four" shalt thou not count, and neither count thou two, execpting that thou then goest on to three. Five is RIGHT OUT. Once the number three, being the third number be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade to-wards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuffit. Amen."

Armaments Chapter One, verses nine through twenty-seven:

Cecil DP

Quote from: AlphaSigOU on December 09, 2007, 01:57:21 AM
Of those that I know who are - or were - CAP members:

Jerry Lewis
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) - NHQ Congressional Squadron commander

There may be others but I don't know off hand.
Cliff Robertson-Academy Award Best Actor winner for "Charlie"
Mary Astor-     "              "         Best Supporting Actress
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sen Barry Goldwater
RAdm, POW,  and Senator Jerimiah Denton
I think Edgar Bergin was also a member
Bob Cummings Actor
Michael P. McEleney
LtCol CAP
MSG  USA Retired
GRW#436 Feb 85

SJFedor

I should bug Fred Thompson, who lives not too far from me, to join up. Imagine having a president in the White House who is a CAP member. That could be dangerous  ;D

Steven Fedor, NREMT-P
Master Ambulance Driver
Former Capt, MP, MCPE, MO, MS, GTL, and various other 3-and-4 letter combinations
NESA MAS Instructor, 2008-2010 (#479)

fyrfitrmedic

Quote from: Johnny Yuma on December 09, 2007, 04:04:52 AM
One of the surviving "Munchkins" from the Movie Wizard of Oz was a WW2 member.

I believe it was the guy who played the coroner.

Meinhardt Raabe, who played the coroner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinhardt_Raabe

Before he moved permanently to FL he lived outside Philly; I had occasion to meet him when I was 5 or so.
MAJ Tony Rowley CAP
Lansdowne PA USA
"The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul." -- Kurt Hahn

SAR-EMT1

Im amazed that NHQ hasnt tried getting John Travolta on the books. I mean the guy owns an airport....
C. A. Edgar
AUX USCG Flotilla 8-8
Former CC / GLR-IL-328
Firefighter, Paramedic, Grad Student

Johnny Yuma

Quote from: fyrfitrmedic on December 09, 2007, 06:20:01 AM
Quote from: Johnny Yuma on December 09, 2007, 04:04:52 AM
One of the surviving "Munchkins" from the Movie Wizard of Oz was a WW2 member.

I believe it was the guy who played the coroner.

Meinhardt Raabe, who played the coroner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinhardt_Raabe

Before he moved permanently to FL he lived outside Philly; I had occasion to meet him when I was 5 or so.


We here in Ks have these ties that bind with that movie.

There's a Wizard of Oz museum in Wamego, about 40 miles away. Every once in awhile they bring in the surviving WoOz characters, which happen to all be Munchkins. Meinhart is the youngest of the group, only being 17 or so at the time of the filming.

Last time he was here the State of Kansas actually certified him as a legal Coroner in the state so the Wicked Witch's death certificate would be legal. Sheesh.
"And Saint Attila raised the Holy Hand Grenade up on high saying, "Oh Lord, Bless us this Holy Hand Grenade, and with it smash our enemies to tiny bits. And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and stoats, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and lima bean-"

" Skip a bit, brother."

"And then the Lord spake, saying: "First, shalt thou take out the holy pin. Then shalt thou count to three. No more, no less. "Three" shall be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting shall be three. "Four" shalt thou not count, and neither count thou two, execpting that thou then goest on to three. Five is RIGHT OUT. Once the number three, being the third number be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade to-wards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuffit. Amen."

Armaments Chapter One, verses nine through twenty-seven:

JCW0312

All of this is interesting. I knew there had to be some well know CAPers out there. Thanks all.
Jon Williams, 2d Lt, CAP
Memphis Belle Memorial Squadron
SER-TN-144

floridacyclist

Quote from: SAR-EMT1 on December 09, 2007, 06:22:43 AM
Im amazed that NHQ hasnt tried getting John Travolta on the books. I mean the guy owns an airport....
Owns an airport? Or lives in a fly-in community? Lot of folks do that.

OK, so the community has a paved strip big enough for several touch-n-goes on one pass....LOL
Gene Floyd, Capt CAP
Wearer of many hats, master of none (but senior-rated in two)
www.tallahasseecap.org
www.rideforfatherhood.org

jimmydeanno

Ok, so it's an "aviation community."  But the fact that he owns and operates a 707 should be sufficient...
If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. - Winston Churchill

sandman

One of the Los Angeles area squadrons has a character actor by the name of Robert Noble apparently.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633659/

....hope he doesn't mind me "ratting" him out ;D!

/r
LT
MAJ, US Army (Ret)
Major, Civil Air Patrol
Major, 163rd ATKW Support, Joint Medical Command

mikeylikey

Quote from: floridacyclist on December 10, 2007, 07:56:22 PM
Quote from: SAR-EMT1 on December 09, 2007, 06:22:43 AM
Im amazed that NHQ hasnt tried getting John Travolta on the books. I mean the guy owns an airport....
Owns an airport? Or lives in a fly-in community? Lot of folks do that.

OK, so the community has a paved strip big enough for several touch-n-goes on one pass....LOL

Did we do a whole "John Travolta" thread last year here?  I think there were links to pics of his home and everything in it. 
What's up monkeys?

mikeylikey

Quote from: Stonewall on December 09, 2007, 02:14:25 AM
Lee Harvey Oswald was a CAP member.

Wasn't Dan Quayle?

And a governor, or former governor.  PA was it?

Here's a famous pic of Oswald...


Only if time travel were a possibility.........
What's up monkeys?

Duke Dillio

I still don't know which one of those kids is Oswald...

Hobbsh1

Quote from: sargrunt on December 11, 2007, 02:11:21 AM
I still don't know which one of those kids is Oswald...

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Maj Dave "Hobbs" Hobgood
Group 1 PAWG