So, who doesn’t know the story of the Oozlefinch? The blue bird that flew so fast that in order to protect his eyes, he flew backwards. He was the mascot of the Coast Artillery Corp in WW1. The Coast Artillery was based in Fort Monroe Virginia. A Mrs. Tilton, while shopping in Hampton, came across… Continue reading The Oozlefinch
Category: Kauffman
The Army Career of WLK2
The Kauffman brothers prepare for their service in the army starting at an early age. Walter enlisted in the Army as a private. His brother, Bart, joined as a Captain on the basis of his college degree.His registration card shows him as 21 years of age. He claims exemption from the draft because he is… Continue reading The Army Career of WLK2
Percival Coover Kauffman
Percival Coover Kauffman Percival Coover Kauffman was the son of Levi and Ann Elizabeth Coover Kauffman, born August 13, 1857 in Mechanicsburg, PA. He was the oldest of three children. His brother, Walter Lee Kauffman was born in 1860. His sister Edith Belle Kauffman was born in 1863. They lived in Mechanicsburg, PA on 70… Continue reading Percival Coover Kauffman
WLK Announcer on WKBN
WKBN was the first radio station in Youngstown, Ohio. It was started in the home of Warren P Williamson, an enterprising young businessman. His announcer was my father, Walter Lee Kauffman. Walter was a young entrepreneur involved in a number of projects in the Youngstown area including a strong interest in radio broadcasting. Originally from Tacoma,… Continue reading WLK Announcer on WKBN
WLK Patents
Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd, born in 1895 into the era of mechanical technology. He was a Mechanical Engineer, educated at University of Washington, albeit, he never completed college, interrupted by World War I and a restless nature. Over the next 30 years starting in 1930, Walter Kauffman created thousands of innovations and refinements resulting in over… Continue reading WLK Patents
Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd
I have broken the life of WLK up into sections: The early days Military Service WKBN Courting EKW The later years Patents
WLK The Early Days
The Early Days Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd was born in 1895 in Tacoma Washington to Percival Coover Kauffman and Katharine Barton Kauffman. He was the second child, his brother Percival Barton Kauffman was born in 1891 in Vancouver WA. They lived at 402 N I Street. The boys were close, playing and… Continue reading WLK The Early Days
Edith Belle Kauffman
Edith Belle Kauffman I started this blog about Edith Belle with no knowledge about her. She died in 1933, long before I was born and before Dad and Mom even met. I knew Edith’s brother, Uncle Walt, my brother’s namesake. But I was young, barely 9, when he passed. But he was a legend and… Continue reading Edith Belle Kauffman