Spotlight on history: Students help the war effort
The bomber above was purchased by Bloomfield school children. Named ‘The Spirit of Bloomfield,’ it was piloted Lt. Michael Kochell, an all-state tackle from Bloomfield High School, Class of ‘35. After graduation, Kochell played at Fordham and was a reserve guard for the famed “Seven Blocks of Granite,” of 1936. He was a starter for the ‘37 and ‘38 seasons. He retired a colonel and died, in Bellevue, Neb., in 1994, according to The New York Times.
