World War II Veteran's Panel and Exhibit December 7, 2008

The public is invited to a panel discussion December 7 at 1 PM at the Saratoga History Museum. SHF Historian Ray Cosyn will moderate as veterans from World War II recount some of their memories.
Participating in the panel will be Els Welch,Lt. Cdr. of the US Navy who served on two Navy destroyers during WWII. His first destroyer, USS Johnston, was sunk by a Japanese Task Force on October 15, 1944 in the Battle of Samar during MacArthur's invasion of the Philippine Islands. Also participating will be Lyle McCarty, a navigator on a B-24 bomber in Italy. He flew 35 combat missions and wrote a book on the history of the 459th Bombardment Group entitled Coffee Tower. John Monjar participated in D Day as well as in the Okinawa invasion. He served on five different ships during the war.
Light refreshments will be served. A new exhibit—Saratoga Remembers World War II will also be displayed. Both events are free to the public. The Saratoga History Museum is located at 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road in Saratoga, CA. You can call 408-867-4311 for more information or go to: http://www.saratogahistory.com.

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