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Leon is the VP, National and Regional Coordination of BOBA.

Eisenhower Chapter endorses Gettysburg-Bastogne partnerships

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Chapter of the Battle of the Bulge Association (BOBA) endorsed a resolution calling for creation of partnerships between municipal governments, museums, schools, research organizations, veterans groups, and other organizations in Gettysburg and Bastogne. The relationship is natural: the two towns were the sites of two of the most consequential battles ever fought by the U.S. Army and are both dedicated to the study, remembrance, and commemoration of the great conflicts that occurred there. As the generation of veterans passes, it becomes more important for the current generation to foster actions that will keep the memory of these great events alive.

BOBA Honors Veterans at Conference

Nine WWII veterans were honored at the BOBA Battle of the Bulge conference, held at the WWII American Experience museum in Gettysburg, February 28.

All of the veterans were interviewed and two, Harry Miller and Joe Landry, participated in the presentations.

From left to right, the eight veterans shown below are  Richard J. Weaver – Paratrooper, U.S. Army, 17th Airborne Division; Frank Stellar – U.S. Army Air Corps, 302nd Airdrone Squadron and 36th Infantry, 142nd Regiment, Company A; Harry F. Miller – U.S. Army, 740th Tank Battalion; Wilbur “Jack” Meyers – Corporal, U.S. Army, Company B, 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, attached to the 104th & 42nd Infantry Divisions; Irvin C. Gers – U.S. Navy Seabees, Okinawa; Benjamin M. Berry – Corporal, U.S. Army 863rd Quartermasters (Germany, France, Luxembourg, England, Belgium, Battle of the Bulge) and Member of the Quartermaster Corps Hall of Fame; Joseph Landry – U.S. Army 776th Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Automatic Weapons Battalion; and Russell Sattazahn – U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment, Company G.