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.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Keeping the Spirit of 45 Alive-- Part 4


Here is a list of the World War II veterans in attendance at the event in McHenry, Illinois, on August 11th. I wrote them down as best I could as they were read:

Walter Eichman USN
Raymond Wojowowski, USA
Robert J. Smardgic USN

Charlie DeLutsie USN
Eddie Gepler USA
Eddie Buckle USMC

Robert Blake USN
Walter Thomas of Woodstock
Leonard Polokowski USA-dentist

Eleanor Polokowski (his wife) USA- nurse
Robert Blake of Peoria
Edward Hines

Robert Tiddle USA

A Lot of Stories Here. --GreGen

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