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Město Plzeň
November 30, 2023
Happy Heavenly 99th Birthday to Glynn G. Raby, WWII veteran, liberator of Pilsen and southwest Bohemian and the honorary citizen of Rokycany Glynn passed away this year in June. Lest we forget!
November 27, 2023
Happy Heavenly 99th Birthday to Lt. Virgil P. Kirkham, the last recorded American USAAF pilot killed in Europe during WWII. It was Lt. Kirkham’s 82nd mission and one that he volunteered to go on. Virgil Kirkham was born in Troutdale, Oregon, a member of the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter group, 9th Air…
November 14, 2023
In Pilsen, Liege and Holýšov we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of our friend, liberator, veteran and member of the 17th Rifle Battalion, Louis Gihoul. Louis Gihoul was attending the Liberation Festival Pilsen on a regular basis. Together with two other Belgian veterans Albért Gelis and Arthur Otto, he…
November 11, 2023
At 11 a.m. Pilsen observed Veterans Day and the 105th Anniversary of the end the First World War. The armistice of WWI was signed in a train car in Le Francport near Compiegne. In the Czech Republic, this important day has been commemorated since 2001. This day is dedicated to the…
October 30, 2023
Charles Henry Noble was born in Boise Barracks, Idaho, on October 30, 1898, the son of Brigadier General Charles H. Noble and Mary Palmer Noble. Charles attended grammar school through high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, and then Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., prior to entering the Military Academy at…
October 26, 2023
Karel Balík was born in Pilsen on October 25, 1903 . He went to basic school in Pilsen, then trained as a mechanical locksmith. He was a co-founder of the West Bohemian Aviation Club Plzeň, where he obtained his aviation diploma with his brother Jaroslav. He worked as a transport pilot for twelve…