The COOLEST WWII Diner in America | History Traveler Episode 118
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มี.ค. 2021
- We like history. And we like good food. And we especially like it when you can go to one place and get both. We've had numerous recommendations for Cafe B-29 in Ozark, Missouri so when we knew that we would be passing through, we knew that we had to stop by. To say that Cafe B-29 exceeded our expectations in every way would be an understatement. Check it out!
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Thanks!
My bucket list just got longer.
ours too!
Me too!!!
Good deal!
Yup!
I believe that blue star flag back in the day had blue, silver and gold stars. The silver star was for any service member that was wounded in action. I remember my mom saying that when she was little she remembered seeing one of these flags on a house with 4 gold stars and one silver one. I could not imagine the sorrow of that family. Truly the greatest generation in this countries history.
There needs to be one of these in EVERY state! What an amazing idea! Thank you for bringing this to us all! 🇺🇸
Agreed!
More like every where in North America. Canada doesn’t even par to the stuff the US does for its historical awareness
That was truly amazing!! They would have to throw me out of there. As a just turned 70 year old whose father survived the Pacific theater, I really appreciate this, and frankly, all of your videos. Easily my favorite history channel on youtube, or anywhere else. Entertaining, thoughtful, educational, well produced and balanced, reasonable discourse on history. Non judgmental. I guess I should go to your patreon page. You deserve it, thanks.
Absolutely agree 100%
My husband was a Viet Nam vet and his father was a WW II vet . Their pictures are side by side in their uniforms in Cafe B-29 .My husband was a Marine his father was in the Army. It was a great honor to have them with all the other Vets in this Cafe Museum.
God bless these folks for paying homage to the courageous men and women of this era, and bless you for bringing us all along for the trip down memory lane. If you like this, you will love the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID! If you are ever in the Boise area, please stop in and ask any of the volunteers for a tour. It is amazing!
I've never been to Idaho, but would love to get over that way. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground also not too far from Wendover and Hill Air Force base Museum in Utah. 🙂
thank you to all the servicemen and women who served the usa for helping my country love from the uk xx
Unique doesn't even begin to describe that cafe, the lady owner was sweet and sincere and it is obvious they truly care for their customers. Extraordinary, truly enjoyed this. And the food looked delicious!
Very much so!
What an awesome place...such a grand way to honor the vet's of WW2
Very much so!
Very cool. I would go out of my way for that place. I'd spend more time looking around than eating 😉.
I was thinking the exact same thing .. 🇺🇸🤗🇺🇸🤗
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Thanks for coming in! It was such a pleasure to meet you and your family 😊
Thanks! Seriously one of the funnest restaurants we’ve ever been to. And the food was insanely good!
What a great find and a great job paying respect to all our heroes.
Definitely a great place.
What an amazing place, my dad would love this. These people have went out of their way to celebrate our heroes, and share the love in what they do. Our vets of that era are dwindling down, dad died in 2012 at age 91. Thank you for the video.
My dad would love this cafe All the memotos are awesome I lost my dad in 2005
My Grandfather served in both theaters. He died in 2008 age 88.
My pleasure. Thank you.
A very cool diner honoring the greatest generation. God Bless them boys. Nice vlog JD 👍🏻😎
Agreed. Thanks.
I know you get a ton of comments that this is just one of many of your grateful fans. I must say this video touched my heart! I love that this place still honors our WWII vets in a very real and tangible way. I love that it exists. I love that you brought it to us so that we will not forget that these men and women and their families were real flesh and blood hero’s who really did save the world!!!
My father in law's portrait was hidden by the second light shade you panned to; he was trained by the Army Air Corps to be the left-seat driver of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and was on the train in Montana, en route to take a liberty ship to the islands we had purchased with so much Marine, Sailor, and Airman blood, for the great invasion--and Japan finally had their epiphanies which got them to surrender.
Thank you for featuring Chaz and her wonderful, *wonderful* restaurant. We don't get to visit very often, as we live too far away. But I am grateful for her love of the veterans and active duty.
My father was a member of America's greatest generation. He was on a Mine Sweeper in the Pacific arena clearing the way for the American fleet. What a wonderful way to pay respect to our WWII vets. God Bless them all!
Oh wow! I have another video on the channel where I go through the only surviving minesweeper from WWII. You might enjoy it if you haven't seen it already.
That would have to be my ONLY go to restaurant if that were in my town. Love your videos, I share your enthusiasm!! Thier food looks fantastic!
Ha! I wish we had one in my town too, although I'd be as big as a hippo.
Our daughter and grandsons live about 90 miles north of there. Definitely going next time we’re out there visiting.
With The Old Breed is an amazing book too.👍🏻
“With the Old Breed” was part of the inspiration for “The Pacific” series. It’s the Marine version of “Band of Brothers”. Eugene Sledge and SNAFU are two of the main characters.
Definitely one of my favorites.
My uncles served in WW II and they all came back and shared their experiences with me, some of the most odd stories you could hear. I was also privileged to work with many veterans in my every day working career. One that stands out was a B-29 tail gunner. Those men never said anything about being involved in the war unless you asked them. A paratrooper association inducted my brother and me as honorary members for helping them. During that time, we also met a gentleman from Holland, that had been in the resistance and had been at Arnhem and he autographed my book, "A Bridge to Far." A great, great time!
Wow, that is such a neat spot! I will for sure remember this during my travels incase I make it to Ozark. Such an awesome tribute to our veterans! 👍🇺🇸
Definitely. When you do, give me a call. I'll use any excuse to go back.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I got you. 👊
Absolutely awesome, total respect from a young (63) British veteran, loved this video
Thanks!!!
So so cool. God bless all our veterans
Thanks!
My hero neighbor’s picture is on that wall. Their food is absolutely delicious. As always, wonderful and informative video.
Have you been to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield?
Nice! And no, I haven't been to Wilson's Creek yet. Planning on going back and hitting it at some point.
Preserving history while serving sustenance. That's a win-win in my book.
* We didn't have CVC helmet/headsets like the one at 9:13 in '67. Pretty sure I wasn't issued one until maybe '72 at the earliest.
Yeah, I should have mentioned that while the focus is WWII, they have items from other conflicts as well. Can't wait to go back!
My Father was a WWII US Marine. Why I joined the Marines at 17 and served for 10 years Active duty. Got out went to college, joined the Air Force 16.5 years later and retired 37 years to the day I 1st Enlisted.
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Wow, what a wonderful way to remember our history...God Bless them all...
Very cool place. My dad was a WWII Marine and he would have loved visiting here. Thank you again for another fine video.
Thanks!
What a wonderful tribute to all the service members.
Agreed.
History that WE ALL should know.....Well said Ma’am.
very interesting place, people and stories. By jiminy that sandwich made my mouth water too.
Oh man. That sandwich.......
After your first airing, I included this stop on my trip to MO and gathered up photos of my Dad and FIL, made a very emotional stop there, met Chaz, Her and her staff we awesome, spent some time with us and had a GREAT meal. I’m so thankful I could honor my DAD and FIL. Awesome, AWESOME place!!!!!
So glad that you enjoyed it!
Enjoyed this History lesson. Made me think of my Dad. He served state side at Roswell Army Air Corps Base (as it was called before
Air Force) during WWII before all the UFO stuff. He served on a ground crew that would service damaged B-17's and other planes that needed
repair. He was discharged 1945. I still have his uniform and other items from that period of his life.
What an amazing place and wonderful tribute to the veterans. The only thing I would change is the music playing in the background. I love the Grease soundtrack but it seems out of place.
Definitely needs 40's swing music! How'd they miss that? Maybe they play it when the vets stop in?
@@billd2635 I was thinking the same thing. 40's swing
Definitely a cool place.
To see all the photos and to realize in all the faces it means lives, dreams, tragedies and history. We owe a debt beyond measure to our services members.
Hi JD. Glad the “Women pilots” were mentioned. My classmate’s mother was a WASP who kept a scrapbook. Last June he told his mothers story over a few days. I can connect when you’re back from Poland. Enough content for several videos. And more. Much more.
Great video. When I start travelling again and we head to Branson, I am going to stop there. I have been to Lambert's in Ozark, but I will check out the Cafe B-29.
Definitely. This is right across the street from Lambert's.
They weren't called "The Greatest Generation" for no reason. They are what made America great. And we've been on the way down since 1965. God Bless you and the folks that own this diner. Awesome story! Thank you for bringing us tale. BOY! Are they gonna be busy now!
Ha! It was already busy. When the doors opened, it was instantly packed.
Her enthusiasm for the history and the folks who lived it is uplifting. She represents the men and women of yesterday with respect and honor. Cant wait to eat at Cafe B 29
Great place! I recommend the Monte Cristo sandwich.
I loved this video. I enjoy reading as much as I can about WWII. Of Course, I had my father and many uncles fighting for us in every branch of the service. My mom also worked at the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta Ga which was built exclusively for the B-29's. The area was first the Naval Air Station which opened in 1941 and an Air Force base also opened in1941 (as Rickenbacker Field). My mom was a Rosie the Riveter whose primary job was putting the windows in the cockpits of the B-29's. After the war, Lockheed took over a good deal building mainly large cargo planes such as the C-130 Hercules and the C-5 Galaxy, and later the F-22 Raptor.
Thanks for sharing that!
I can't believe how emotionally moved I was by you DINER visit!! Wobderful!! 😃
Thanks!
The title of video is correct, I'm from Canada and want to visit and have a meal there. Respect to the WW2 generation.
Probably my favorite restaurant.
I love this! I love WWII history, and the food looks delicious! Thank you for sharing with us! Safe travels!
Oh man. I wish there was a way that you could smell this video.
Awesome job yet again, JD! One of the very best ways to learn history is to not only seek and listen to our distinguished Veterans, but also immerse yourself in different locations throughout the world. Nothing brings the Battle of Okinawa to life more than exploring the caves near Naha and personally examining the bullet holes in Shuri Castle. Safe travels.
Gosh. I really hope to get to Okinawa at some point.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Understand that... it's a terribly long flight with really no easy way to get there. Maybe since the great and powerful Uncle Joe is in office, COVID will miraculously disappear? Seriously, it would be great if we could simply get back to normal! I am so over this! Luckily, we have so much here in America to see and do, I don't feel like I'm missing too much by not being able to head anywhere else at this time. We are truly Blessed to have such a wonderful Nation with our rich history and diversity- it would take a lifetime just to see and experience it all!
We NEED such a restaurant in the Netherlands!
Definitely.
From France, thank you for this experience, wonderful initiative!
Thanks!
A whole hearted thank you to the owner of this gem. What an awesome idea and memorable to the greatest generation
Couldn't agree more!
That places is awesome. I was crewing Fifi (one of the world's only two flying B29s) just down the road in Branson when our PX guy spotted the sign for this place on his drive in. We had to go, and it ended up being opening night!
I have lunch here about every other week for the last few years. Several friends and I have donated pictures and uniforms for the walls. All of the staff are incredibly awesome.
That is awesome! Tell them that I said hello the next time you are in.
Will do. I live about a mile from the restaurant.
Places like this restore my faith in America, the greatest country on earth. 🇺🇲
Thank you for sharing this with me because having Uncles serving in the military during WWII I would love to see this place ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
It's worth it!
Thank GOD for people who take it upon themselves to preserve and share history like this and Thank You for posting this advertisement for Cafe' B-29 !
She's absolutely right about what kids these days ARE NOT being taught about America and her Uniformed War Hero's today.
It's even worse now and it's ALL BY DESIGN. God Gave U.S. This Country and Blessed America with the WW2 Generation, So Let's Take It Back Please !
Sincerely, A Viet Nam Vet.
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I hope one day i get to see this history we only see on u tube. Thank you for taking us with you. You do any amazing job of keeping this history alive God Bless you 🙏💓
Thank you very much!
Your wonderful for sharing this with all of US. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 yes this diner will definitely on my bucket list now.
My Best 🚒 Jesse
It's so good!
I have to stop here, I'm planning to visit my husband's family later this year that live in Missouri. My grandfather was in WWII and landed at Normandy on D-Day, along with several other well-known battles. I know at one point he was being stationed close to 506th {Easy company}. I've been always had a deep respect and fascination for history around this time. Thank you so much for stopping and showing this to your viewers.
Loved it! Called my brother in Kentucky and told him about it. He deals in WW2 flight gear. I live 1 mile north of Doc's new hanger. Doc was flying over my house today. Just one small issue. Doc is NOT the only B29 flying. B29 FIFI has been flying for years. These are the only 2 flying. We built a fantastic hanger and education center for Doc--all by donations, about $7,000,000 I think. Doc is unbelievable!
HEY, JD Wow thank you so much for doing this kind of Vidoe..
There is not enough TH-cam channels that give our veterans of all the wars first world war, world war II, Korea, Vietnam, desert Storm, and Afghanistan all these veterans deserve better then we have done so far I'm so saddened by this
We should be doing more to thank them for their service and sacrifice that they have given for this country so thank you for this video take care be safe and God bless
ps. thank you Chaz from Cafe B-29
Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I would never leave, just trying to learn all of the stories there.
Agreed!
What an awesome cafe'. I think that is says it all with that one saying Veteran another name for hero. Being a veteran and a person that loves history can appreciate this cafe that pay homage to the sacrifices to wars gone by. Thank you for going to Missouri to see this great cafe. And thank you again for your service to our country sir. take care
Very glad I happened across this video. I wish my Dad could have seen this. That place is truly amazing. Thank you.
2 years old and has the decoration of a 50 year old establishment… amazing dedication to details by the friendly owner.
This video featuring the really cool restaurant was not only informative but hunger inducing!
Keeping the memories alive! Awesome.
Agreed.
The story that the nice owner told of the veteran telling her with his head held low, about how bad they treated the lady pilots seemed to stick with me. Thank God we get wiser as we age! ...oh, and I want to eat there! My kind of place!
Oh man. It's good. I'm almost considering moving to Ozark, MO just to eat there every day.
That was awesome! Yes - learn more from thise walls, than in school!
Thank you for stopping by for lunch...
Love it there!
When I’m able to drive and not in school I will definitely have to visit this place, everything just looks amazing and so much history to look at at
Very much so. The food is amazing there. Feel free to share this video out so others can learn about it 😁
@@TheHistoryUnderground thanks for letting us know about the place
Oh man, you keep showing me places to add to my bucket list!
Good deal!
When we saw this AWESOME video, we started to cry! Because I knew that a photo of my parents from their wedding in May 28, 1945 should be on that wall. So I sent them a copy of the photo of my parents, and asked could you put a photo on your wall. Well they told me that they would print the photo and hang it on their wall. Thank you so much for telling us about the B29 Cafe.🥰
Your videos are top notch production quality and could easily be on a cable tv network series in my opinion. Well done and thank you for bringing history alive for us all.
You my friend have the coolest job. What an amazing diner with all the real cool relics. I am blown away by that neat diner. Thank you so much for sharing an amazing place. And god bless all our veterans. God bless Dave blackburn
Thank you. I'm enjoying sharing the experiences and history with others.
What a great place! What great stories they have! Yet another place to visit. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is the first Foodie program I ever enjoyed. Heck, I smiled all the way thru it. You could say I ate it up!
That place looks amazing! Keeping history alive with every inch!
I live not far from the town of Ozark. How I've never heard of this place, I don't know, but I have to go now! As a person who loves World War II history, 40's-50's aesthetics and culture, hospitality, and last but certainly not least, fantastic food, this place seems like heaven to me.
You'll love it. And the food is outstanding.
Once again, thanks for an awesome video. You now have me wanting to visit the central U.S. I must report that this week I saved an old trunk going to the dump. Inside it was a time capsule that contained WAVES uniforms, women's dresses from the 1940s, Army uniforms from WWII and Vietnam with medals etc., and a sun bonnet sewn by a pioneer. It was worth the fight I went through to open it and inspect the contents before it was thrown out.
Wow! Sounds like you saved a lot more than a old truck. Great find!
Oh wow! That is amazing. Thank you for saving that. I'm a big collector of WWII items and hate those horror stories of things that went to the dump.
What an amazing place run by amazing folk.
Very much so.
That place is so cool. My Dad (a WWII Veteran) would have loved that place. I want to thank you for taking us along. Now I know what I should do with my old 40 year old (MP) helmet liner. It's been sitting and collecting dust in the garage for many many years, and now I know what to do with it. It's going to be a hanging lamp shade. Bravo!!! Thanks again and stay safe.
What an amazing place! Thanks for taking us there!
With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge is by far the greatest bit of True History of WW 2 I ever read or listened to. If you haven't read it, (or you can listen to it on You Tube) it is a must.
Agreed!
Mike Nixon-SOS, my most favorite comfort food! SPAM-Hawaii’s state food. Great in a sandwich. With mayo, or mustard, and a dill pickle spear! Damn, now I’m hungry! Pigeons instead of chicken.....I also hope the soldiers, from WWII, when they come in, are encouraged to record some of their experiences on audio. ❤️🥰
Oh man! You are truly living my American dream visiting places like this!
Eating there felt like something out of a dream.
I am jealous! You have the best job in the world. Shafts off to you and the B-29 Cafe. What a great way to educate the uneducated.
Thanks 👍
I've read that book "With the Old Breed" and I have it. One of the better books I have read in my life. I have also read at least one of the books so far from his friend and fellow Marine that also served with him. His name is Robert Lackie. I got at least one more I haven't read yet and find him to be an amazing author too.
I will pass this onto a friend of mine who grew up in Missouri and that I still work for/with.
God bless Chaz and her restaurant, Cafe B-29 and all the veterans in the everywhere past and present in the USA. Thanks for sharing that nugget!
Glad that you enjoyed it!
I live near ozark. That place has amazing food and as you’ve seen, a lot of nice historical artifacts. Would recommend everyone try this place if you live nearby or are passing through.
The food is amazing!
Wow that's all I can say is wow what a beautiful way to say thank you to all the men and women who served!!! Thank you for sharing this and I definitely will stop by there if and when I am in that area.
Definitely!
What an incredible place. I would have to go there before it opened, so much to see!
Very much so.
This is awesome. Thank you for showing us. I would love to go there. God bless our veterans
Thanks!
That was awesome JD and you are one lucky baxxxxd. It looks a fascinating diner and the food looked great too. What an amazing tribute to our veterans. Hope you got home safe just been watching Ozarks on Netflix very dark drama.
Also isn't there Andy Williams Moon River theatre and a Titanic museum in Branson Missouri.
Just great to see an open diner. In the UK we still have to wait a month to reopening flaming Covid. Thanks so much for your videos.
Funny story. I actually reached out to the Titanic Museum but they wouldn't let me film.
WOW!!!!! That place is incredible! I could spend hours in there but it is really the small things that make that what it is. The certificate, signatures, bits and pieces, the little things that get overlooked in the big museums.
Sure hope they have a darned good fire suppression system because the loss of those one of a kind, irreplaceable items would be beyond tragic.
If you ever get up to Canada, let me know. Be glad to show you some outstanding museums on a great road trip.
Thanks! And yes, this place was something else. And the food was AMAZING!
JD, thanks for posting this video me and my son just ate at Cafe B-29 and the place is awesome. Great food, great atmosphere, really cool pictures and and other artifacts on the walls this place is a must go for anyone that wants great food and loves military history.
Amazing place!! That looks absolutely phenomenal!! Thanks for taking us along
B-29... very, very 👍👍👍Amazing place and interesting side of History! I like this place!this big veteran's shell with all names👍
Many thanks
What a great restaurant!! Tip of the hat to the boys (and girls) that kept us free!
The Greatest Generation for sure.
Ow man, that is absolutely superb! What a great way to pay hommage to those who served! And thank you for letting us enjoy it like this.
My grandfather turns 100 this summer a young Marine at Guadalcanal. We plan to have the party of parties COVID be damned. God Bless James Thomas.
Awesome! I'd love to be able to meet him.
One of our favorite places to get a meal. Great staff to serve the customers.
At 4:10, you mentioned the Wichita Beacon, but alongside it is the front page from the Hutchinson Herald announcing the Pearl Harbor attack. This another Kansas Newspaper, out of Hutchinson, KS.
Wichita was home to a several companies who built a lot of aircraft for the war effort of WWII. In fact, they still do. You might enjoy doing a series of episodes about the aviation history of Wichita. Wichita was my home from 1985 thru 1990, and I still head back to see friends there.
Speaking of Hutchinson, take a gander of the Cosmosphere there. It houses the largest collection of space artifacts in the world, aside from the Smithsonian Institution. The original Apollo 13 command module is on display, as well as Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 capsule (which was salvaged and restored by the Cosmosphere). Their SpaceWorks division even created the mock-up Apollo13 capsule used in Tom Hanks’ “Apollo 13” move.
Boss, I hope that you’ll put the Cosmosphere in Hutch on your “Must-Visit” list. You won’t be disappointed.
I live in Topeka, which isn’t terribly far away. I go back to the Cosmosphere yearly, so if you’d like to get somebody like me to give you a tour, I’ll join you there.
www.cosmo.org
There was a restaurant in the 80s in Nashville, TN, that was a WWII theme. Neat as heck. In the bathroom and at the tables you could listen to speeches by Winston Churchill and others.
It's name was 101st. I hope it is still around. Good times and history.😊