‘WE’RE AMERICANS’ County Courthouse Lawn Full As Community Honors Fallen Marine Doug Walker, top photo, Cooperstown Veterans’ Club commander and emcee at this morning’s Memorial Day commemoration in front of the County Courthouse, invites World War II veterans Peter Martin, center, and Bruno Talevi, left, to provide brief remarks to a gathering that filled the lawn, sidewalk and pavement in front of the Soldiers’ & Sailors Monument. Right inset, featured speaker Floyd Bourne, Korean War veteran, remembers attending the same…
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Memorial Day 2019
MISSION in TOKYO BAY MacArthur Wanted Surrender – And To Hear Army-Navy Game By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At the end of World War II, Sgt. Wallace Low remembers a particular assignment while stationed with his communications unit in Yokohama Bay to handle communications during the Japanese surrender. “General (Douglas) MacArthur wanted to listen to the Army-Navy football game,” he said. “Our orders were to set up the receivers so that he could get the entire…