It’s been a couple of years since any survivors of the sneak attack that thrust this country into World War II were around to be honored at the Pearl Harbor Day Luncheon held annually in the Fox Valley. Our last known survivor was Everett “Jim” Schlegel, who loved attending the December luncheon until he became too ill for the 2021 event. He died that same month, on New Year’s Eve. However, .
After basic training and AIT, retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Joe Wilgeroth went to Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia (now Fort Moore) before heading overseas to his first
Tina Wilgeroth married her high school sweetheart two years after he joined the military and spent the next 26 years as an Army wife, but moving from place to place
LEWISTOWN Chalmer Kline admits he initially joined the Lewistown Moose Lodge because “way back it was a place to get cheap beer, good food and a safe place to go to have a party or enjoy yourself.” Nearly a half century later, the 71-year-old Kline’s perspective has changed dramatically. “Now, I get a lot […]