Port Byron Historical Society March News

ROY KOUSKI related his experiences with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II at the March 12th meeting of the Port Byron Historical Society. He told of the liberation of the Wobbelin Concentration Camp on May 2, 1945. Everyone was urged to Google Wobbelin to learn more about this camp. Roy also talked about accepting the surrender of German soldiers as the war was ending and interactions with the Russian soldiers. Mr. Kouski then answered many questions from the audience. Our program April 9th will be CARL PALMER on "The History of Numbers, Slide Rules and Surveying In Illinois" at 6:30pm at the River Valley District Library,214 S Main St in Port Byron. Everyone is always invited.