Butch Voris to Attend Aviators and Aces Symposium
Join the NCF (National California Friends of Aces) as they host their Spring 2005 symposium featuring the Aviators and Aces of VF-10 – The Grim Reapers on June 12, 2005 at Alameda Point. The Grim Reapers were formed by Jimmy Flatley and accounted for 217 Japanese aircraft and created 13 Aces. Aces that will be presente include Capt Roy “Butch” Voris, Capt Don “Flash” Gordon, Cmdr Rob Kanze, Capt Russell Reiserer, Cmdr Raleigh “Dusty” Rhodes, and Capt Stanley W. “Swede” Vejtasa. Admission rates are $25 for NCF members and $30 for non-NCF...
Read MoreButch Voris Special Guest on USS Hornet at Tailhook Luncheon
Butch Voris returned to the USS Hornet (CV 12) for the second time since WW II on January 28, 2005. The occasion was a joint luncheon between the Western Regional Tailhook Association and the Bay Area Naval Academy Alumni Association. Attendance exceeded 200 hands and everyone agreed it was a record crowd for an event of this type. Butch’s told tales for 30 minutes to the delight of the assemblage. Two of Butch’s WW II shipmates attended the luncheon. Russ Reiserer, who enlisted in the Navy in Alameda, CA, on the same day as Butch’s induction. As a result, Russ is a couple numbers...
Read MoreMuseum of Flight – Seattle Washington
After introductions by Harold Rubin, Public Programs Coordinator, Museum of Flight, Butch Voris, founding leader of the Blue Angels and Robert K Wilcox, author of First Blue, Butch’s biography, delighted a standing room only crowd with many children sitting on the floor in front of the stage with a 90 minute multimedia presentation peppered with questions from the audience. Butch and Bob were joined on stage by Mike Wolf. Mike Wolf, also a WWII naval ace, and Butch enjoyed a reunion just prior to going on stage after not seeing each other for 60 years. Both flew for VF2 where Butch was...
Read MoreButch Voris to appear at Museum of Flight, Seattle on Saturday, January 22, 2005
“The First Blue Angel: Butch Voris”: A Multimedia Presentation and Book Signing with Butch Voris and Robert K. Wilcox. Saturday, January 22nd from 2:00pm-3:30pm at the Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108, 206-764-5700. Read More.
Read MoreButch Voris Guest Speaker for Bay Area Tailhook 28 Jan 05
The Bay Area Tailhook Ready Room presents guest speaker Capt. Roy “Butch” Voris at the USS Hornet, Alameda Point, Pier 3 on Friday, January 28, 2005. 1130 brief for a 1200 lunch. Dress code is BAT polos/flight gear and uniforms encouraged/casual. Advance reservations and payment required at $20 per person. Please send check to: BAT Ready Room, PO Box 1356, Alamo, CA 94507. Email questions to: bayareatailhook@aol.com. Butch will be signing copies of “First Blue”, which will be for sale.
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