KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - The last surviving member of a group of soldiers who left Kalamazoo for World War II has honored his 93 deceased comrades with whiskey.
The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that 93-year-old Fred Spencer paid tribute Sunday to the men whom he served alongside in Company C of the 126th Infantry Regiment. Spencer poured a shot of Crown Royal Whiskey for each man into a bucket of sand, which will remain outside VFW Post 1527.
The men made a pact when they were deployed to give a bottle of whiskey to the last survivor.
The group fought in some of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater. The Michigan and Wisconsin Army National Guard led the first offensive against Japanese forces under General Douglas MacArthur.
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Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo
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