The 47th annual reunion of the Company F 108th Infantry WWII Veterans was held Saturday, October 13th at the Butts-Clark American Legion in Medina, NY. In attendance were six WWII veterans, many accompanied by family members, as well as widows of Company F WWII Veterans.

Guest speaker was Company F Memorial chairman Bill Menz, introducing the progress on the monument that will be situated on the Medina Armory grounds. It was at the 46th reunion (last year) that Menz first discussed the concept of honoring Company F with the memorial. Menz presented each with a copy of the World War II Company F roster, which is still being researched and will eventually be distributed throughout the county vet’s clubs, schools, libraries and historical societies. The roster will also be etched into a bronze placque and attached to one of the sides of the pentagonal shaped Medina sandstone monument.  

Menz also presented the vets and the widows of the veterans a coffee mug with the Company F pentagonal logo including Valor-Virtue-Courage-Honor-Duty inscribed in a sandstone image.

Cathy Fox, daughter of the late Sergeant Robert J. Raymondjack, coordinated the annual event. Pictured (above) are (front row, L-R) Ed Carlo and Art Peters, (back row, L-R) Sonny Wheatley, Howard Fitzgerald, Leon Morien and Glenn Stewart.

Donations for the Company F Memorial can be sent to “Company F Memorial Fund”, c/o Medina Savings & Loan, 11182 Maple Ridge Rd., Medina, NY 14013. Contributions are tax deductible.

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