Calabash VFW hosted dinner and music to honor WWII veterans

CALABASH, NC (WWAY) — VFW Calabash Post #7288 hosted a “World War II Tribute & Pearl Harbor Remembrance” dinner and music to honor WWII veterans from our area over the weekend.

The remembrance is the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.  It has been 72 years since the end of WWII.

The post was honored to have the 28 WWII Veterans and four special guests attending. A total of 118 veterans and guests attended the dinner to honor these brave men and women.

Jim Quigley                        US NAYY                             Hal Riebesehl                    US NAVY

Leo Jarmusz                       US ARMY                            Leon Norigian                   US MARINE CORPS

Hank Mattutat                  US ARMY                            Alex Moskowitz                US ARMY

Bob Bradicich                    US ARMY                            John Brandon                    US ARMY

Don Woolnough               US NAVY                             Vincent Capuano              US ARMY

Alma McClune                   US MARINE CORPS          Marcel Burkie                    US NAVY

Chris Christensen              US ARMY                            Jimmy Smith                      US ARMY

Jim Ramsey                        US NAVY                             Colgate Fish                       US ARMY

Irving Fenner                     US NAVY                             John Rowe                         US ARMY

William Scott Lucas         US NAVY                             Alfred Powell                    US NAVY

Chafer Honea                    US ARMY                            Claude Huggins                 ARMY AIR CORPS

Alex Strogen                      US MARINE CORPS          Hal Short                            US NAVY

Jack Shea                            US MARINE CORP            Robert Jefferson              ARMY AIR CORPS

Arnold Page                      US ARMY                            Norman Mears                 US ARMY

Also attending were special, honored guests:

Janet McCoy                     widow of Tom McCoy – US NAVY

Dorothy Hoffman             widow of Albert Hoffman – US ARMY

Brenda Arnold                   widow of Art Paige – US MARINE CORPS

Virginia Vertucci               widow of Joseph Vertucci – US ARMY

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