BY JEFF B. FLINN Managing Editor
Ernest Bierschenk enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17, determined to “fight the good fight” against the Nazi uprising overseas.
That was in 1942, just months after the United States entered World War II. This week, family and friends helped the WWII and Vietnam veteran celebrate his 100th birthday, born Jan. 20, 1924.
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