Kevin Getz
Living Historian: Britain’s Glider Pilot Regiment
Join living historian Kevin Getz for a presentation on the creation and history of the British Airborne’s Glider Pilot Regiment. From its inception to the baby steps of Operation Husky, the success of Operation Tonga and Mallard during Overlord, the disaster at Arnhem, finally culminating in the success of Operation Varsity, the crossing into Germany. Getz will be in a kit which includes a kilt in order to better tell the story of Captain James G. Ogilvie, who was a glider pilot and flew into Arnhem wearing his Gordon Highland kilt.
Kevin Getz has been a living historian for nearly 30 years, Former 2IC of the 9th Parachute Battalion (an actual parachute battalion that landed during Normandy and assaulted the Merville Battery), co-podcaster of the Ham & Jam — the British Airborne Podcast, appearance on the World War 2 TV YouTube Channel to discuss the history of the Horsa glider, 33-year veteran of the Indiana State Police.
