Today we would like to Honor Our Country's Veterans. Many of our current club members spoke briefly about their service to this country and also about their family members who served in WWII and other wars. It certainly makes one stop , remember and honor those who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Many Hatboro Rotarians have served our country. Below is a list of current members who shared some details of their service. Also included are details of some former Rotarians that have passed through our club in recent years. Thank you to all who have served. Current Rotarians Frank Jarrett, Navy...1953-56, Pacific Fleet Alex Meyers, Army, 1999-2002. E3 (Private First Class), Intelligence Analyst and Cryptological Linguist (Korean). Served mostly in California but also spent time at the former Willow Grove Joint Naval Air Base. Tom Post, Navy...Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, USS Shenandoah Barbara Schupeltz, Navy...CAPT 1967-1994..Nurse Corps. Camp Pendleton CA, Yokosuka Japan, Adak Alaska, Oakland CA, La Maddalena Sardinia, San Diego CA, Key West Fl, Naples Italy, Okinawa Japan, San Diego Naval Support Office Tom Finerghty, Army... E-5 Fixed UH 1 Helicopters in Vietnam Mike Kearns, USAF 21 years… Thailand based for Vietnam missions / EB66flights, F4 Phantom Yokota, Japan; Clark, Philippines; Osan, Kunsan, Korea; Kadena, Okinawa; Spangdahlem, Germany, Spain, Turkey; Homestead, FL. B52 Carswell/ Ft. Worth, TX/ Guam Karen Kearns, Teacher… Dept. of Defense Schools in Japan, Okinawa and Germany for seven (7)years. (Met Mike in Japan). Rep Nancy Guenst..Army 1977-1979 Analyst and German Translator. Stationed at Field Station Berlin. Past Hatboro Rotary Veterans: Lou Parys, Navy .... Aviation Ordinanceman 2nd Class ; WWII; in the Pacific on the USS Chandeleur Curt Difurio, Army...Reconnaissance Specialist Bob Powers, Army...Taught Tank Engine Repair Doug Thomas, ..Army.Specialist E-5 Stationed in South Korea (DMZ), Pentagon and Fort Meyers Arlington VA George Lewis, Army...Drove a Tank..28th Division 111th Tank Company Jack Groves, Army....1st LT in Signal Corps; Trained at Fort Monmouth; Deployed to Korea Joe Walsh, Marine Corps...Korean War Vet David Hower, Army...Army Ordinance 1952-1954,Started in California maintaining tanks. Transferred to Maryland, Abington Proving Ground to verify weapons. Back to California, Camp Erwin (10 miles from Death Valley) maintaining tanks. Sent to Germany where he repaired military trucks |