Henry 'Hank' Anholzer (1922-2007)

Anholzer and his companion traded signatures on souvenir dollar bills, revealing that he had shared breakfast with Chester A. Nimitz, the Navy’s newest four star admiral, and Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

PAA’s fleet transformed from luxury airliner to military support aircraft during WWII. Anholzer was there to keep them flying.

Giacinta Bradley Koontz is an aviation historian and author. She was the founder and director of the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation and Museum from 1995-2001 (the site of Charles Taylor’s grave in North Hollywood, CA). Giacinta holds a BA in anthropology with a minor in U.S. history and has given presentations on pioneer aviation since 1995. Most recently she has been awarded a partial grant from the Wolf Aviation Fund to write her second book, highlighting the life of Amelia Earhart’s mechanic, Ernest Eugene Tissot Sr.