Jim
Jim Bender
Jim Bender Naval and Military History, as well as Celebrity Gossip writer

Male
62 years old
MESQUITE, Texas
United States



Last Login: 5/17/2009
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    Jim's Interests
GeneralDutch naval history 1600-1720, the First Anglo-Dutch War, the Battle of Jutland, and the war in North Africa from 1939 to 1943.
MusicLucy Kaplansky, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Yes, King Crimson, 10CC, Journey, Moody Blues, Sarah Hickman, Ricky Lee Jones, Michael Card, and more.
BooksThe Philospher's Stone (Colin Wilson), Lord Kalvin of Otherwhen (H. Beam Piper), Between Planets (Robert A. Heinlein), and We the Living (Ayn Rand)
HeroesVice-Admiral Witte de With, Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher, Winston Churchill, and Philip Watts

     Jim's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Kalamazoo
Body type:Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Protestant
Zodiac Sign:Aries
Smoke / Drink:No / No
Children:Proud parent
Education:Grad / professional school
Occupation:Writer, Artist, and Consultant

   Jim's Schools
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: In Progress
Major: Computer Science
 

1982 to 1985
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Graduated: 1981
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Computer Science
 

1978 to 1981
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Graduated: 1975
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Electrical Engineering
Clubs: NESEP
 

1972 to 1975



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About me:

I work as a consultant, doing software development. My passion is doing historical research. I have many blogs and websites:

Former Naval Person (racy pics, current events commentary, not safe for work),
17th Century Naval Wargaming (naval history and wargaming),
KentishKnock.com (naval history and artwork),
Dreadnought Cruisers (early 20th Century warship design),
AngloDutchWarsBlog.com (naval history topics 1588-1720),
Graphic Artist 2 (Digital drawings of ships and military equipment for use in wargaming), and
Panzer Abwehr (WWII military history)
Who I'd like to meet:
people interested in naval history, military history, wargaming, warship design, art, and celebrity gossip and current events. I have an odd interest in programming languages, compilers and interpreters, as well as machine translation.

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 Naval Airship Command 





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Naval Airship Command

Bob W



 Oct 31 2009 1:50 AM



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See what being in the U.S. NAval Airship Command was about in WW-II. Watch these exerpts from "This Mans Navy"
Naval Airship Command

Bob W



 May 21 2009 11:34 PM

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Naval Airship Command

Bob W



 May 17 2009 4:24 PM

Oh well, tomorrows Monday...
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Bob W



 May 13 2009 4:23 AM

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..Isadore Stessel
was an Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class

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Stessel was bombardier on Navy Blimp K-74 and the only sailor of the blimp navy lost to the enemy.
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Stessel's life was lost when German U-boat, "U-134", downed his airship during battle in the Florida straights and a shark took him.
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Stessel was posthumously awarded:
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~The Purple Heart Medal for dying in action while engaging hostile enemy

~Navy Commendation Medal

~American Campaign Medal

~WW - II Victory Medal for the long-unknown defeat of the enemy.
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The long unknown defeat of the enemy is because it wasn't known for a long time that this specific u-boat (U-134) was later sunk. This happened due to inability to dive caused by damage sustained in combat with USN Airship K-74. This part of the story wasn't realized until sometime after WW-II when the u-boat records of the Third Riech were analyzed.


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Naval Airship Command

Bob W



 May 1 2009 1:30 AM

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Bob W



 Apr 29 2009 4:24 PM

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Bob W



 Apr 27 2009 3:20 AM

..Relative to concepts I've had since the 1980s, modern technology and materials are being employed in the construction of new airships.
Perhaps, and hopefully, this will lead to great and soaring things such as you'll see below portrayed in both military and civilian uses.


All we have to do now is get the USN back on board.


C'mon, GO NAVY !!!
Naval Airship Command

Bob W



 Apr 25 2009 2:41 AM

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Bob W



 Apr 19 2009 3:08 AM

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Bob W



 Apr 19 2009 2:59 AM

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Above and below are K-ships, feared by u-boats and submarines.


The U.S. Naval Airship Command had an unmatched record of never losing a ship to a u-boat or submarine.

See my blog for an incident where a u-boat was stopped from sinking two ships in the Florida straights but brought down one of our ASW blimps. Due to damage sustained from our blimp the u-boat was unable to submerge and was later sunk prior to arrival at a safe haven.



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