WW2 ‘Great Escape’ mastermind dies at 92
2008/08/08
Eric Dowling, who helped plan the mass wartime breakout from a German prison camp that inspired the movie The Great Escape, has died at 92.
Peter Dowling said his father died at a nursing home near Bristol in southwest England on July 21, a day before his 93rd birthday. The [...]
Tucholski, WW II Vet, Dies at 85
http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/2008/08/08/news/
John P. Tucholski, a life-long resident of Roslyn Heights who served both his country as an honored World War II veteran and his community as a dedicated funeral director, died this past June 21. He was 85.
He enlisted in the military in 1942 and became a member of [...]
‘Bob’ Perry, 85, WW II pilot, teacher
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - The Hillsboro Argus
Robert D. “Bob” Perry, 85, Hillsboro, died June 22, 2008.
A life celebration will be 10 a.m. July 25 at Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ, 5150 SW Watson Ave., Beaverton, OR.
Mr. Perry was born in St. Helens Oregon Oct. 23, 1922. He [...]
Jack Riley
June 26, 2008 - Pike Press
Jack Riley, 84, of Champaign died Monday, June 16, 2008, at Windsor of Savoy retirement facility.
Mr. Riley was a Navy pilot for 27 years and served in both World War II and the Korean War. During his military service, Mr. Riley was awarded [...]
Defiant black nurse never quit
Nobody hushed Evelyn Decker
By BY KEITH GOLDBERG - Times Herald-Record - June 20, 2008
Nurse Evelyn Decker served in segregated military hospitals during WW II and had to fight for more than 50 years to receive the captain’s bars she earned. She didn’t quit, and she finally got them.
WASHINGTONVILLE, NY — Evelyn [...]
‘One man army’ Alton Knappenberger dies
Won Medal of Honor for WW II valor, but lived quiet post-war life in Earl Township.
By David Venditta | Of The Morning Call
June 13, 2008
Alton W. Knappenberger, who was born in Coopersburg, worked on a pig farm and received the nation’s highest military honor during World War [...]
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