Kenneth Hiltz

1925-2013

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Kenneth M. Hiltz, Jr.

January 8, 1925 - August 13, 2013

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A young and proud Ken in front of his Studebaker.

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A young lieutenant in aviation glasses.

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Ken, Army Air Corp.

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"Where am I going now?"

Roswell Army Air Base Pickup Station.

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This interview was taped in Allen, TX in 2011 by the folks at Generations Lest We Forget. http://www.generationslestweforget.com/

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Three generations: Ken with grandchild Shannon and her husband Paul, and great grandchildren Sydney and Kiera.

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The Pipeline on North Shore Oahu

In 2008, I scanned the majority of my Granddad's 35mm slides into my computer. He had taken Anne to Hawaii, and not having been to Hawaii yet myself, I fell in love with his photos, and realized I needed to go. I finally went to Hawaii in 2011, and after returning home blew up this print as a gift for Granddad. We always shared a special bond through photography, and I'll never forget Granddad giving me my first SLR camera in 1996.

-- Brian

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Ken and great grandson Dexter.

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In my fathers last few weeks he would always still want to be our father helping us along the way. Dad wanted us to understand that he was “ready with God”, and he knew that he was “going to Heaven” soon. He made sure we understood he would be with “our mother, my brother Steve, his father, and his mother”. Dad is also with all of the relatives that meant so much, as well as all of the friends he had made along the way. There is no doubt. My father left us with the greatest GIFT anyone could give. Because of my father I am a much stronger Christian today.

~ Richard

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Strange Cargo. 509th Nuclear Bomb Squadron, At Roswell after WWII. Notice the 4 symbols underneath the canopy, they are 4 pumpkins (TNT bombs).

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Major Ken Hiltz.

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Ken as a cadet, 1943. Santa Ana, California pre-flight.

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Ken and Anne at their home in Plano, Texas.

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YOUNG cadet with no rank yet. Christopher, please notice the eyebrows.

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I would say he passed his lead foot on to me and that's a good thing. I know how to weave in and out of traffic like a champ and that's from years of observation when I would ride in the car with him. He taught me well.

~ Christopher

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Ken with his grandson Christopher and his wife Janelle at their wedding in 2013.