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A Special Guest

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World War II and Korean War Veteran Curtis Banker was a special guest at the Memorial Day Service at Peru VFW Post 309. Today is his 93rd birthday. Brought up on a Peasleeville farm, Banker joined the U.S. Army at age 18 in 1942. He served until his retirement in 1963.

An infantryman in WWII, Banker served in the South Pacific and earned a Purple Heart. During the Korean War he served in a tank battalion.

In 2014 Curtis Banker’s life story appears on the “Witness to War” website. It’s a fascinating account of life in Peru during the depression, Curtis Banker’s outstanding military service to our nation, his family life and life after the military. Please take time to read it.  Curtis Banker’s Military Memories    http://www.witnesstowar.org/search_result

Posted: May 29th, 2017 under General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, Veterans' News.

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