History Goon

Let’s talk about some good guys from WWII this time. The Last trip to the Second World War was… Not as fun as this one is going to be. Leonard Funk joined the Army in 1941 and was part of one of the early on parachute regiments and would go on to prove that he may have had the fastest gun in Belgium. Then we have William GH Cercy who has one of the most wholesome moments in the history of History Goon before shipping off to Northern France to fight alongside George Patton. Well, not beside Patton, or any of the white troops, he was part of a segregated tank battalion but that didn’t stop him from making good Nazis… Enjoy.

S.2 Ep. 13: FBI Miami Shootout
Welcome to 1986 Miami, grab a drink, a Cuban (the sandwich don’t be weird) and a heaping tablespoon of cocaine! This week we’re talking about the most lethal single day in FBI history when a team of Special Agents ran up against two ultraviolet bank robbers named Michael Lee Platt and William Russell Matix. They started off small; robbing grocery stores and drug dealers before moving up to being two of the most vicious bank and armored car heistmen in the city. After months of trying to track these guys down the FBI team finally makes contact with them and things go from bad to officer down VERY quickly. It’s a wild story with one of the craziest endings you could never imagine. Enjoy!

S.2 Ep. 11: Bohemian Grove
I don’t usually tie episodes into current events but… When the fruit hangs low I have to pick it once in a while. This time we’re headed off to the Redwood forest of California to sneak into a forbidden campground that is off limits to everyone except the ultra elite. Bohemian Grove has been the birthplace of many different world shaping events, everything from hand selecting presidents and heads of state to possibly the creation of the first stealth bomber and the Nuclear Program that would lead to the end of WWII. Then there’s a bunch of MUCH MORE sinister things going on out in the big timber… Enjoy.

This week I’m getting after my first listener suggestion, an Air Force Pararescueman who fought in Vietnam. There isn’t too much more to say here without spoiling things so, enjoy the story of Bill Pitsenbarger’s selfless service to help wounded soldiers. You have no idea how much I wish there was more I could find on this guy…

S.2 Ep. 10: Irma Grease & Ilse Koch: Nasty Nazi Ladies
This one is gonna be a blast… When you think of Nazi war criminals you usually picture some Indiana Jones-esque, cartoonishly evil guy with a giant face scar and tiny mustache. Sometimes it's the person you least suspect. Like someone that looks like she could be one of your friend’s aunts or a random girl you see in town. But, sometimes monsters hide behind female faces. Sometimes they get described as having “An Angel Face and Snakes Eyes” which isn’t at all creepy. These are two of the worst women I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading about.