Keyword: prisoner of war
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An earnest ceremony was held on Monday to officially christen a new Harbor Patrol vessel, donated to the City of Glen Cove by the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. … more
Stanley Kosierowski, a 92-year-old East Meadowite, said he truly became a man when he turned 21 on April 10, 1944. Three days later, Kosierowski, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force, went on … more
As World War II raged in May 1943, Bernard Rader was called to battle. The then 19-year-old Brooklynite, two years into college, welcomed the draft notice that he received by telegram. more
East Meadow residents were recently treated to a little-known chapter of history, when World War II veteran Bernard Rader visited the East Meadow Public Library on Jan. 23 to tell his story of being a prisoner of war. more
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