October 19, 2023

The RAF fighter pilot Karel Pavlík was born in Pilsen 105 years ago

The RAF fighter pilot Karel Pavlík was born in Pilsen 105 years ago

The RAF fighter pilot Karel Pavlík was born in Pilsen 105 years ago. Karel Pavlík was trained to be a letter painter. He escaped from the occupied homeland via Poland to France, after its capitulation to England. On May 5, 1942, as a pilot of the 313th Czechoslovak fighter squadron, he was…

December 13, 2023

Happy 99th Birthday to Robert C. Moran

Happy 99th Birthday to Robert C. Moran

American veteran Robert C. Moran celebrates his 99th birthday today. Robert served with the 2nd Infantry Division, 15th Field Artillery Battalion and participated in the liberation of Southwestern Bohemia. Happy Birthday, all the best from Pilsen, Czech republic! Foto: FB Steubenville HS – Principal Gorman