People - Brattleboro Historical Society

2LT Stanley Martin Baker

On Saturday, November 21, Brattleboro’s American Legion Post 5 will honor local soldiers killed in action during the Vietnam War.A ceremony, at the post home on Linden Street, will include students from Brattleboro Union High School reading the names and a brief biography of each of the 11 men, followed by a brief address by Dr. Robert Tortolani, a combat battalion surgeon during the Vietnam War. The soldier biographies, along with family photos, will be posted on the Brattleboro Historical Society website, in succession, in the days leading up to the November 21 event. Today we remember 2LT Stanley Martin Baker. 2LT Stanley Martin Baker April 27, 1938 – May 20, 1967 Stanley Baker was born in Brattleboro, son of Robert and Margaret Baker. He was raised in the “Algiers” village in Guilford. He was educated in the one room school house in Algiers and attended Brattleboro High School. Stan’s love of people was always […]

Oral History Project – The Vietnam War Era – Dr. Robert Tortolani

Longtime area doctor Robert Tortolani, MD talks about his experience serving as a US Army Physician in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, as part of the Brattleboro Historical Society’s Oral History series on the Vietnam War and its impact on the Brattleboro community.

Daniel Webster, Lincoln, and Brattleboro

Oral History: Bill Fleming, Vietnam Vet

A WTSA Radio Tribute to Andy Natowich

Denny Robinson and Bill Holiday pay tribute to Coach Andy Natowich, who died October 30 at the age of 95. Andy Natowich was a long-time football and baseball coach at Brattleboro Union High School. He went on to win four state championships in football, including a 1965 championship team that is still widely regarded as the best single football team in state history. He continued as baseball coach until 1974 and remained a stalwart presence in the community throughout his life. Bill Holiday and Denny Robinson, both members of that famed 1965 state champion football team, recalled their experiences with Coach Natowich in this rare, commercial-free, radio tribute, broadcast on WTSA, Saturday, November 8, 2014.