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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Affton veteran celebrates 96th birthday

Affton veteran celebrates 96th birthday

October 31, 2021

World War II veteran and Affton resident Charles “Chuck” O’Reilly turned 96 Sept. 11. O’Reilly was born in 1925 and has lived in Affton in the home he and his late wife Audrey bought 67 years...

Tony Snyder, right, shakes hand with Consul General of France for the Midwest region Guillaume Lacroix after Lacroix presented him with the Legion of Honor, Frances highest distinction.

Friendship Village resident receives French Legion of Honor for World War II service

March 12, 2020

A South County resident was awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion of Honor, during a ceremony at Friendship Village Feb. 25. The consul general of France for the Midwest region, Guillaume...

History comes alive with World War II veterans

History comes alive with World War II veterans

March 5, 2020

Lindbergh High School is in its 11th year of hosting History Alive, a program that gives students the opportunity to talk with veterans from World War II the Korean War, the Vietnam War and conflicts...

Noemi Ban and her mother Juliska pictured in 1922. Photo courtesy of the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle.

Beloved Oakville Elementary teacher had a secret: She had survived the Holocaust

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 27, 2019

Noemi Ban, a beloved Oakville Elementary teacher who later became an internationally renowned speaker about how she survived the Holocaust, died this month. Ban, 96, had lived in the Seattle area since...

Eugene ‘Gene’ Harmack, 98, left, formerly of Affton, and Alfred Villagran receive awards from France Jan. 23 for their service.

Local Word War II veteran, two other vets receive France’s highest Legion of Honor

January 31, 2019

A longtime south county resident and two other area veterans were awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion of Honor, during a ceremony at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum last week. The...

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