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Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
Noticed you were working with this content that was at Template:X1. However, that was not the most suitable place for it so I have moved it here where you may continue to work on it without anyone else undoing your edit as they would have in the previous space.  ArcAngel    (talk) ) 19:23, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Book:ORF
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October 2011
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I've noticed that you have been adding your signature to some of your edits to articles. This is a common mistake to make and has probably already been corrected. There is no need to sign your edits to article content, as the article's edit history serves the function of attributing contributions, so you only need to use your signature to make discussions more readable, such as on article talk pages or project pages such as the Village Pump. If you would like further information about distinguishing types of pages, please see What is an article?. Again, thank you for contributing, and enjoy your Wikipedia experience! Thank you. Jac 16888 Talk 19:31, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Fladmark
If you persist, I'll have to ask for a WP:BLOCK on you. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:46, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

Conflict of interest guide
You indicated here a possible conflict of interest and your conduct is more likely to result in you being blocked than any other users. As such, I'd suggest you review Plain and simple conflict of interest guide and see where everyone else is coming from. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 09:25, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Ownership of articles
InfoLeak, there are several problems with your addition. For one, the quote is extremely long and like the others have said, it poses a copyright issue. There are also some issues with tone since adding the title of the AP article about the death gives it sort of a tabloid article type of feel, in my opinion. The general rule of thumb is that unless a specific headline is particularly noteworthy (like Dewey Defeats Truman!), there is no reason to include it in the article, let alone multiple headlines. That sort of thing tends to be something that is at worst a little tabloid-ish and at best just a collection of indiscriminate data. Wikipedia articles are supposed to give a general overview and not an in-depth mega overview of the topic. Your sole purpose on here seems to be to edit the page for your father and your remarks come across like you're asserting WP:OWNERSHIP over the page. It also looks like this isn't the first time that ClarityFiend has had to clean up after your edits to the page. This resulted in edit warring, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.

While Clarityfiend has not posted on the article's talk page, I also note that you have never tried to reach out to them either. They did make some comments in the edit summary in 2013 and recently, but at no point did you try to contact them. I don't see where you've ever done that, as your only action was to revert their actions without comment. The thing to understand is that Wikipedia is not a memorial site where you can exert sole control over the page and its contents. It does not belong to you or your family, so Clarityfiend is under no true obligation to seek your permission prior to making edits. I also note that while you've only ever really edited the one page, your actions do give off the impression that you've researched Wikipedia to some degree as you've known enough to go to the edit warring and mediation noticeboards, as well as to create a book for the page.

Right now you're facing the possibility of a block. If you continue to revert to your version, you likely will get at least a temporary block. Continued editing in this fashion after that block is up can lead to an indefinite block. What I recommend is that you refrain from editing your father's page. Your conflict of interest is so strong that I do not think that you can edit it neutrally. You can suggest edits on the talk page, but do not add them yourself. Secondly, I highly, highly recommend that you go through one of the training programs, either WP:TRAINING or WP:ADVENTURE. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  09:32, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Article Revisions

Tokyogirl79, the recent revisions to the referenced article have omitted several items of importance. The Car Accident of Major Oscar Fladmark was covered by Several Newspapers & Television News besides the Front Pages for Associated Press & Kansas City Star (July 27, 1955). The Memorial Service for Major Oscar Fladmark (August 2, 1955) where he was given Full Military Honors was very large (Two Thousand + Persons) including South Dakota Governor & Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Joe Foss (Who Folded Flag) and Military Personnel from Scott & Grandview AFB's along with the Missing Man Flyover (South Dakota Air National Guard, Four F84 Jets) documented on 16mm Color Film (I have a copy). The Missing Man Formation Flyover is regarded as a High Honor both in the Military and Politics. Capt. Oscar Fladmark (Flight Commander) flew with Lt. Col. Joe Foss (Commanding Officer) in SDANG from 1946 to 1950. Also, my Mother's younger Brother was married to Phyllis Stegeberg who was a Sister to Eleanor (Stegeberg) McGovern and Wife of US Senator & US Presidential Candidate George McGovern, both who attended Major Oscar Fladmark's Memorial Service. I have known all these individuals for along time who are now deceased. Additional omissions were reference to Major General Jarred V. Grabb the Commander of Central Air Defense Force who was The Mentor of Major Oscar Fladmark at the time of the car accident and who played an integral role in his post death. The other deceased pilot Lt. Col. William O. Belton was buried in Arlington National Cemetery (August 4, 1955). Please due substantial research on the topic before considering editing content. InfoLeak (talk) 07:28, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Your recent post at WP:AN3
Hello InfoLeak. I've undone your recent addition at WP:AN3 because it's not in the usual form. You did not identify the person you are reporting or include any diffs of the changes you believe to be edit warring. Please consider refiling if you can supply all the needed information. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 12:51, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

July 2015
Please do not attack other editors, as you did at WP:ANI. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. ''Do not accuse other editors of vandalism in a content dispute. That is a personal attack and a serious personal attack.'' Robert McClenon (talk) 17:00, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
Great article, I made a backup a copy at Familypedia. They are trying to delete it here. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 03:57, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Outstanding work!!! I appreciate all your efforts, Thank you!InfoLeak (talk) 23:32, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
 * You need to express your opinion at the AFD Articles for deletion/Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. If you have scans of the Associated Press and other articles, they can be loaded to Wikimedia Commons, the Associated Press never filed renewal notices so their pre-1987 publications are in the public domain. His interview that he gave may also be in the public domain and snippets can be added to Wikiquote (whether still under copyright or in the public domain) and the full text to Wikisource (if public domain). Wikidata allows entries for his parents and siblings. Scan all the material you have. I also started his entry at Familysearch which requires a free registration to see. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:25, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Email
Who don't you add your email address to your profile so you get a message when people leave you messages here. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 17:43, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Instead of crying and running away with your ball ...
Instead of crying and running away with your ball why don't you stick around and help. Your article needs a rational at the deletion debate, and if it gets deleted, only you are to blame. History is written by those who take the time to do it. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 03:52, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

I want to Thank You and Apologize to you for the delay, I have been very busy writing Proposals
We can begin with a few points... Concerning all the Blowback on Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr Wikipedia article... Originally conceived as the result of many years of long over due failure of recognition by public at large. Background history is as stated however, there are several overlooked historically significant events. Namely, the many well known and famous individuals who have called South Dakota a home state in one way or another.

South Dakota
During the Second World War II South Dakota produced a native son WWII Marine Ace & Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Joseph Jacob Foss (ie., Life Magazine Cover June 6, 1943, FDR Presented CMH personally in White House), SDANG 1946-1975, South Dakota Governor (R-SD) 1955-1959, Commissioner of the American Football League (AFL) 1959-1966, "Host" of ABC's American Sportsman TV 1964-67, Public Affairs Director KLM Airlines 1972-1978, Chairman of Charles A. Lindberg Memorial Fund - Co-Chairman Gen. Jimmy Doolittle & Neil Armstrong, Time Magazine Cover January, 1990, President National Rifle Association 1988-1990, Tom Brokaw's book chapter in "The Greatest Generation", 12 ft Bronze State at Sioux Falls Airport, & list goes on). Captain Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. (Flight Commander) had flown with Lt. Col. Joe Foss (Commanding Officer) in South Dakota Air National from Guard 1946-50. Governor Joe Foss Folded American Flag at Major Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. Memorial Service on August 2, 1955 (ie., I have 16mm Color Film of Memorial). Sioux Falls, Airport was dedicated as Joe Foss Field at Airshow Presentation on August 6 & 7, 1955, with Admiral William "Bull" Halsey and General Curtis LeMay in attendance along with the US Senators and US Congressman from South Dakota.

South Dakota produced a US Presidential Candidate 1968, 72 & 84, US Senator George McGovern (ie., Time Magazine Cover May 1972, Life Magazine Cover (Twice) July 1972, Democratic Nominee for the Presidency of United States 1972), who was raised in Mitchell, South Dakota (ie., 70 miles from Sioux Falls). He won the Distinguished Flying Cross flying B-24 Liberator Bomber 15th AF in Italy in WWII 1944-45, PhD in History from Northwestern University 1949-53, US Congressman (D-SD) 1957-61, Director of Food for Peace Program in JFK Administration 1961-62, US Senator (D-SD) 1963-1981, Ambassador to United Nations for Food and Hunger in Clinton Administration 1995-2000 (ie., Rome, Italy), The McGovern Center was dedicated at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD with former US President Bill Clinton 2006, and the list goes on! My Mother Phyllis (Peterson) Fladmark had a younger brother who married Phyllis Stegeberg a sister to Eleanor (Stegeberg) McGovern, wife of US Presidential Candidate & US Senator George McGovern. Both Eleanor & George attended Major Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. Memorial Service although he was the State Democratic Party Chairman at the time and did not have the "International" recognition which he had later received when running for US President of the United States. I have two cousins who are niece & nephew to George & Eleanor McGovern. They had visited Washington DC ever year when he was in Congress and attended both the 1968 & 1972 Democratic Conventions (ie., staying at the Hotel with McGovern family). I personally, was in attendance at Holiday Inn (ie., Sioux Falls, SD Downtown) during Election Eve November, 1972 and stood next to John Chancellor (NBC) off Air, Morley Safer (CBS) off Air, and Frank Reynolds (ABC) on Air, when the Election Results were Announced (ie., 49 States vs Mass & DC)!

Google the names and websites along with the Wikipedia pages for these individuals.

Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. Biography
After WWII Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. returned from 8th Air Force (ie., 64 Combat Missions). It should be noted that to become a Fighter Pilot in the Second World II was an accomplishment in itself as only "One out of Five" ever completed the entire training (ie., due to lack of skill, accidents, etc.). The pilots who did not finish were referred to as "Wash-Outs." If a Fighter Pilot was engaged in Combat that reduces the percentage even further as not all pilots were assigned to combat theaters. The Fact that "ANY" pilot could survive a few missions the odds were stacked against the pilot the more missions flown. The Attrition Rate Among WWII Fighter Pilots in the 8th Air Force was 50% (ie., One Half of Pilots & Crew Members Survived Tour of Duty, One Half did Not Survive Tour of Duty). Anyone who completed a tour should be recognized as an considerable accomplishment in itself! Captain Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. had several Associated Press Articles (ie., Half Dozen) in Sioux Falls, Argus Leader Newspaper along with a few Local Newspaper Interviews during the Second World War besides the articles referenced in Wikipedia page.

Following WWII the War Department set up several Air National Guard units in 48 States with surplus P-51 Mustangs & Support Aircraft, a squadron located at the former Army Air Corp Base in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Airport, Squadron in Sioux City, Iowa & Squadron in Des Moines, Iowa, Wing Commander Col. Frederick C. Gray, Jr., RAF & 8th AF (ie., Sioux Falls Air National Guard 175th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, origins with 13 Original Members, September 20, 1946, Captain Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr., Flight Commander, One of Three, Lt. Col. Joe Foss, Squadron Commander and Major Duane "Duke" Corning, Operations Officer, who was later appointed by Governor to be South Dakota Adjutant General in 1963, who is actually nominated by US President JFK, and ratified by US Congress). Captain Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. and Lt. Col. Joe Foss flew together in the SDANG from 1946-1950 (ie., 20, September, 1946 until November 13, 1950). I actually Spoke with Joe Foss in Spearfish, SD in Summer of 1976 about those early years and he stated " We Had A Crazy Time". Incidently, during the Summer of 1976 Former GE Spokesperson and California Governor Ronald Reagan attended Republican Convention with then US President Gerald Ford in Kansas City! Approximately a month later NBC launched "Baa Baa Black Sheep" as a TV Series Starring Robert Conrad as WWII Marine Corp Flying Ace & Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington, 28 Planes (ie., as later disputed by Joe Foss in TV Guide Article & other Commentaries to this day, with his 26 Planes)! I also, met Terry McGovern at my cousins house on trip back from the Black Hills. Terry McGovern was middle child to George & Eleanor McGovern and later died tragically in Madison, Wisconsin (ie., where she was living at the time).

Anyway, the story of Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. unfolds as I have been in the process of Authoring at least one Book (ie., "Letters from the Front") of his War Correspondence from WWII and Korean War. Also, I have been archiving material for a Mini-Documentary Film (ie., I have 16mm Color Film of Memorial Service with Governor Joe Foss folding Flag & the SDANG Missing Man Flyover, along with additional footage from his personal collection). Concerning Major Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr., Car Accident (ie., The First Media Coverage was Kansas City "Times" Morning Newspaper, which actually had a wider circulation than it's owner and sister newspaper the Kansas City "Star", Several Television News Coverage of Car Accident, CBS & NBC News, Kansas City, Sioux Falls & Minneapolis, MN). He had articles in St. Louis Post Dispatch while alive, articles in Arizona Republic, Mitchell Newspaper, SD, Yuma, AZ Newspaper. Also, My Grandfather was a Radio Broadcaster on Sioux Falls, SD local station KSOO (ie., both owned CBS & NBC by Joe Henkin in 1920/30/40's, until later extending ownership of NBC Television Affiliate) starting in 1939 and continued until his death in 1965. He had a very popular program several days a week and listener-ship coverage was in Four States South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa & Nebraska. He would often times dedicate a portion of the programs final comments to his son Major Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr. I personally for years have received comments from various people regarding some of the events. I received correspondence from Tom Brokaw who actually wrote a "Letter" to me regarding His Book "The Greatest Generation" and of Oscar R. Fladmark, Jr's Biography!

The story also continues to this day as you apparently "Discovered" the General Electric Lawsuit which was actually initiated by Major General Jarred V. Crabb (ie., Commanding Officer of Air Central Defense Force, The Fighter Defense Force tasked with Defense of Central United States, this was previous to the Space Technology). Maj. Gen. Crabb was a Mentor to Major Fladmark and after the Car Accident he Directed the JAG Corp (ie., Judge Advocate who was a Colonel) to investigation the car crash for liability claims. Subsequent to the investigation JAG determined that "Yes, Infact" a lawsuit could be initiated. Maj. Gen. Crabb & JAG both contacted Major Fladmark's wife Phyllis Fladmark (ie., my mother) and a Wrongful Death Lawsuit was brought against Mr. White (ie., a General Electric Gas Turbine Engineer assigned to the Grandview Air Force Base, and the driver of the Ford Fairlane Hardtop Convertible which overturned) and The General Electric Company, with title "Belton, Fladmark & Brawley vs White & General Electric"). The lawsuit went to trial in Kansas City with Law Firm of "Sebree, Shook, Hardy & Ottman" with offices at Federal Reserve Bank Building and the Legal Representation for the other Plaintiff's and Defendant's in the case. As was documented the Lawsuit was "Unsuccessful" probably as the result of several factors which is speculation at this point in time (ie., General Electric Powerful Legal Representation, Refusal of Testimony by other Pilot & witness, etc.). The other Deceased Pilot Lt. Col. William O. Belton, died and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on August 4, 1955 directly behind the General Robert E. Lee Estate House & Carriage out buildings (ie., which was designated as the Arlington National Cemetery during the Civil War). Former US President Harry S. Truman maintained an office at the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Kansas City, MO during the 1950's (ie., same building as Law Firm "Sebree, Shook, Hardy & Ottman").

If any of the information is useful then that would be great, however, Wikipedia has many guidelines which this perhaps does not fall in line with. It is rather ironic due to the fact that I know many other individuals in other professions, some well known, others not known at all (ie., Friends, Associates & Acquaintances) who have Wikipedia articles written and there is very little controversy over their profile, if any!

Anything else required here I will try any accomodate.

Thanks.InfoLeak (talk) 10:52, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Article
We need your opinion at Articles for deletion/Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr., just explain why you think it should be kept. You can see how others have formatted their entries and how they rationalize their vote to keep based on the GNG guideline. Sorry to torment you, but you disappeared at a critical time. It would help if you added your email to your preferences, the address remains hidden, and the Wikipedia mail server directs all Wikipedia mail to your provided address. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 23:30, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Richard Arthur Norton
Thank you very much for all your Diligence and Excellent Support! I wish I could spend more time dedicated to this subject however, I am Swamped with Very Important and Critical Issues Now (ie., Negotiations, Proposals, Correspondence, etc.). I will have to Follow Up on your Concerns in a few weeks or so when I get a chance to Respond more in Depth. Thanks!InfoLeak (talk) 05:27, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

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