Organizer
Město Plzeň
March 12, 2023
Richard Pieper passed away on Sunday March 6th at the age of 99 years. He was the liberator of southwestern Bohemia. Richard Pieper enlisted in the US Army in 1943, when he was 19 years old and a college freshman. Originally he was trained for the African battlefield, but ended up…
March 6, 2023
Happy heavenly 101st birthday to Marion Kirkham! Lest we forget! Blue skies forever!
March 3, 2023
Happy heavenly 97th birthday to Calvin George Streza, WWII veteran, member of the 16th Armored Division, who participated in the liberation the city of Pilsen and southwestern Bohemia. Calvin passed away on September 10th 1995. Lest we forget! Čest jeho památce, nikdy nezapomeneme!
February 28, 2023
Happy heavenly 103th birthday to Eric O. Petersen, WWII veteran, member of the 16th Armored Division, who participated in the liberation the city of Pilsen and southwestern Bohemia. Eric passed away on January 28th 2017. Lest we forget!
February 19, 2023
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of the liberator of Pilsen and Southwestern Bohemia, the member of the famous 16th Armored Division, Robert Chiarizia who would turn 100 this year. SIR, we will never forget!!!
February 19, 2023
Štandera was born on 5 October 1918. In 1936, he enlisted in the Czechoslovak Air Force and became an air force pilot after completing aviation school. He fled from Czechoslovakia to France in 1939 following the German invasion and occupation of the country. Standera joined the French Air Force and fought against the Nazi German pilots during the invasion…