‘We’re proud of our service’ Evanston and Norridge World War II veterans meet in person after decades of highlighting veteran contributions They became regular pen pals in 1960 and March 28,…
From left, Myron Petrakis of Carol Stream, formerly of Norridge, and Marvin Elfman of Evanston on March 28, 2024 at Dobson Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Evanston. They became regular pen pals in 1960, and 64 years later, on March 28, 2024, the two World War II veterans finally met in person.
“Everywhere we went, we went by the roster, alphabetical order,” Petrakis said at a Thursday morning gathering in a sunlit indoor atrium at Dobson Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation, 120 Dodge Ave., where Elfman resides. Myron Petrakis of Carol Stream, formerly of Norridge, age 101, organized an event to greet his penpal friend Marvin Elfman of Evanston on March 28, 2024 at Dobson Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Evanston. Petrakis said, “The motto of the guys was, ‘Tell your mother to put up the Gold Star in the window, your son is assigned to the minesweeper.’”
Petrakis, a Norridge historian, established the Norridge Veterans & Village Museum at the Estelle Sieb Community Center, 7774 W. Irving Park Road, in Norridge.
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