Teamwork brought Canal Fest of the Tonawandas from hiatus to hurrahs this past Sunday. It was opening day of the eight-day festival with a ceremony on the Renaissance Bridge between its Twin Cities hosts, Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, William Gosch enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 1942 and was soon stationed in the Pacific Theater, participating in four combat missions over two years including the Battle of Okinawa.