March 12, 2023

Richard Pieper, the hero and liberator passed away

Richard Pieper, the hero and liberator passed away

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 3, 2023

Happy heavenly 97th birthday to Calvin George Streza

Happy heavenly 97th birthday to Calvin George Streza

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 birthday to Eric O. Petersen

Happy heavenly birthday to Eric O. Petersen

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

The WWII RAF fighter pilot, brigadier general and honorary citizen of the City of Pilsen, Miroslav Štandera, passed away 9 years ago

The WWII RAF fighter pilot, brigadier general and honorary citizen of the City of Pilsen, Miroslav Štandera, passed away 9 years ago

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…