On Sunday, April 24th, we stopped by the Lebanon, Missouri, VFW on our way back from Bennett Springs. We noticed a marked memorial in front of it that listed names of Lebanon area people killed during World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
By far the largest number of names was for World War II. One of them was a Charles Wrinkle. This last name is very famous for us Route 66ers as Glen Wrinkle owned a famous place on Route 66 called Wrink's for some 55 years.
We went inside and asked the people who said that Charles was indeed a relative.
Wrink's still stands, but has been empty for awhile. Three different people have tried to make a go of a business in the place since Glen Wrinkle's death in 2005. We were fortunate to meet him on several occasions.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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